The promethea feeds on sassafras, spicebush, lilac, ash, cherry and tuliptree, while the tuliptree silk moth caterpillar is named for its specialty. None of the giant silk moths feeds at all as an ...

Their caterpillars feed on leaves from a variety of trees and shrubs during the summer, then spin their cocoons at the approach of winter.” Learn how to identify a luna moth . Caterpillar and ...

Anthony RobbiMature larvae (fifth instar) of the promethea moth. The photo at left that ran Thursday with an article on butterflies was misidentified as the caterpillar of a spicebush swallowtail ...

Did you ever see a caterpillar and wonder what it was going to be later? There are about 11,000 species (in North America, not including Mexico) divided into 80 families of caterpillars. That’s ...

Louisiana residents are already encountering buck moth caterpillars, the stinging crawlers that fall out of trees. Here's how a snow storm impacted them, and what to do if you get stung by one.

The white hickory tussock moth caterpillar from Canada has somehow made its way to central Pennsylvania, and if you see one, don't touch . Prickly poisonous caterpillars turn up in new places 01:55.

If you’ve spent any time outside or in the garden lately, you've probably noticed that bees, butterflies, caterpillars and moths are out in full force this fall.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — These fuzzy, little creatures aren't as cuddly as they look. They're called tussock moth caterpillars, and they'll likely leave you with a painful, stringing rash. Clearwater ...

But caterpillars and other insects can’t simply thrive among any plants; they must be surrounded by native plants, meaning those that have evolved alongside insects over millions of years. For example ...