If you have found a caterpillar and you're wondering what it will turn into or if it will damage your garden, then this easy, photo-rich caterpillar identification guide will help. This guide will answer many of your questions: Does this caterpillar sting? Is it rare? Is it a serious ga...
Identification Chart for the Furry Caterpillars in This Guide NameColorHabits Lymantria dispar (Gypsy moth) Red and blue raised bumps Major pest; can defoliate forests Banded woolly bear Black with red bands Moves quickly; often crosses roads Yellow woolly bear Pale yellow to dark orange Common on...
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A small proportion of rearing records (estimated by D.H.J. as <1%) may be of host or plant associations outside of the normal range due to some combination of parataxonomist caterpillar identification error, a starving caterpillar accepting a non-standard host plant as food, or an adult ...