Learn how to identify a luna moth. Caterpillars go through several instars before creating a cocoon. These instars range from white-and-black striping to green with blue spots on the back.

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

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful ... Most Sphingidae caterpillars have a small horn at their posterior end. Some species, during one of the last instars (the periods between each ...

It undergoes five larval stages, or instars, before it is mature ... In addition, the “streamers” on the moth’s hind wings help deflect bird or bat attacks away from its body. These caterpillars can ...

It's that time of the year again: stinging caterpillar season. Furry buck moth caterpillars, armed with hollow spines attached to their venom sac, are slowly emerging throughout the state.