Gulf fritillary caterpillar on a palm in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, October 4, 2009
Earlier instar (dark with a white saddle) of Black swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes) on an island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, April 22, 2010
Gulf fritillary caterpillar on passion flower (with a tendril) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 1, 2009
Yellow hairy caterpillar of salt marsh moth(?) (Estigmene acrea) on Horseshoe Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Monarch caterpillar feeding on a leaf of milkweed in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2009
Caterpillar on a tip of grass stalk in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 6, 2009
Gulf fritillary caterpillar on a leaf of passiflora in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 31, 2009
Wiggling gulf fritillary caterpillar beginning to form a chrysalis in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 6, 2009
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
Bull nettle flowers with a caterpillar(?) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 18, 2008
Monarch caterpillar with mealybugs (scale insects) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2009
Black swallowtail caterpillar in dew showing its osmeterium (orange horns, forked, eversible organ behind the head) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
Middle segments of abdomen of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) with fleshy feet (prolegs) covered with tiny gripping hooklets (crochets) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
White mistflower (Ageratina havanensis, Havana snakeroot) with a caterpillar in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 19, 2008
Field of prairie parsley (Polytaenia texana), home of many black swallowtail caterpillars, in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 16, 2010
Monarch caterpillar in dew in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 23, 2009
Genista broom moth (Uresiphita reversalis) caterpillar eating a green pod of bluebonnet (lupinus) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 15, 2008
Disturbed caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in defensive pose showing orange horns (osmeterium) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 23, 2010
Stick caterpillar on black-eye susan flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Caterpillar on a leaf in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
Gulf fritillary caterpillar eating passion flower on a dam on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 10, 2009
Masses of small web caterpillars on a tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 12, 2010
Gulf fritillary caterpillars eating passion flower in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 27, 2009
Gulf fritillary caterpillar feeding on a leaf of passiflora in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2009
Furry caterpillar in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
Black and orange buckeye caterpillar on purple gerardia (false foxglove, Agalinis purpurea) on a shore of an island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 2, 2009
Yellowstriped armyworm caterpillar (Spodoptera ornithogalli) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2009
Gulf fritillary caterpillar feeding on a fruit of passion flower in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2009
Brown furry caterpillar of salt marsh moth(?) (Estigmene acrea) near New Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
Close up of gulf fritillary caterpillar on passion flower in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 30, 2009
Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
Genista broom moth (Uresiphita reversalis) caterpillars munching bluebonnet (lupinus) flowers in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 15, 2008
Salt marsh moth (Estigmene acrea) caterpillar near a lake shore in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 19, 2009
Caterpillar in Huntsville State Park on Chinquapin Trail. Texas, October 31, 2009
Brown caterpillars of Pipevine swallowtail(?) (Battus philenor) on Old Logging Trail in Jesse H. Jones Park. Humble (Houston area), Texas, April 5, 2009
Monarch caterpillar in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 27, 2009
Buckeye caterpillar eating a fruit of purple gerardia (false foxglove, Agalinis purpurea) on a shore of an island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 2, 2009
Monarch caterpillar on milkweed in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2009
Yellow hairy caterpillar of Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) on dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2010
Black swallowtail caterpillar on a stalk of meadow parsley in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
Gulf fritillary caterpillar on Deer Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2010
Pipevine swallowtail(?) caterpillar in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, October 4, 2009
Monarch caterpillar peeking from a leaf of milkweed in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2009
Monarch caterpillar feeding on dried milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 19, 2009
Monarch caterpillar feeding on milkweed in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 8, 2009
Green worm caterpillar emerging from a clay potter s wasp nest (Eumenes) on a door frame outside of an apartment on George Bush Drive. College Station, Texas, May 3, 2009
Small green caterpillar hanging on a net strand in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 16, 2009
Green caterpillar of tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) on a backpack near Piney Hill Campgrounds in Lost Pines State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 14, 2009
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) eating Indian paintbrush in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Brazilian vervain (Verbena brasiliensis) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 29, 2010
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on curly dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on meadow pink in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in defensive pose retracting orange horns (osmeterium) and showing three pairs of front legs in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 23, 2010
Gulf fritillary caterpillar on passion flower in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 24, 2009
Gulf fritillary caterpillars on passion flower in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 27, 2009
Close up of monarch caterpillar in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 27, 2009
Monarch caterpillar feeding on dried milkweed killed by frost in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 19, 2009
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Engelmann s daisy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2010
Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 23, 2010
Small caterpillars in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 12, 2010
Small caterpillars on a tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 12, 2010
Red and black striped caterpillar on soft golden aster (Bradburia pilosa) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 17, 2010
Pipevine swallowtail(?) caterpillar in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 7, 2011
Hairy green caterpillar in Huntsville State Park. Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2012
Frightened caterpillar spitting green fluid in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 4, 2012
Striped caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 4, 2012
Caterpillar on plantain in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 10, 2012
Close up of salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
Salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
Furry caterpillar on woolly croton in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 9, 2012
Salt marsh moth caterpillars feeding on passion flower on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 4, 2012
Close up of a feeding salt marsh moth caterpillar on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 4, 2012
