The caterpillars will only be around through the first few weeks of April before they cocoon and transition into moths.

Buck moth caterpillars are back, some with a vengeance. How will this year's population stack up to last year? Here's what to ...

This caterpillar will eventually transform into a large moth with pronounced red, white ... Once they have mated, the females lay their eggs in early summer and the caterpillars hatch within 11 to 20 ...

If it seems like every spongy moth caterpillar ... because the hatch was so large, the competition for feeding spots will be fierce, which means a lot of floating caterpillars.

It’d be hard to miss these cecropia caterpillars out in nature. They grow up to 4.5 inches long! Learn what a luna moth looks like. You’ll quickly notice the bright bumps, called tubercles ...

The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs, although many of its siblings will not make it to adulthood. The caterpillar, along with ...

They strip the leaves until early summer, when they enter their moth stage. They prefer oak trees but will eat the leaves of any hardwood tree such as oak, ash, birch or elm. When populations are ...

The annual outbreak of white-marked tussock moth caterpillars has hit the University of Florida campus. Campus life: These Gators get up and go! 7 a.m. Club teaches discipline, time management and ...

Furry buck moth caterpillars, armed with hollow spines ... Last year, the population was particularly large. Ashbrook said the 2023 drought may have impacted the buck moths' diapause, a period ...

Pine caterpillars feed on the needles of pine trees. In large numbers, they can severely weaken the trees ... The lifecycle of the insect, also known as pitiocampus, consists of four stages: egg, ...

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful ... The central and South American genus Caligo has large round eyespots on their hindwings which resemble owl eyes - giving them their common name ...