Salt moth caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Monarch caterpillar from green milkweed on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 21, 2019
Mexican hat flower (Ratibida columnaris) with a caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 3, 2020
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
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
Gulf fritillary caterpillar on a palm in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, October 4, 2009
Striped caterpillar of white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 4, 2012
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) on Senecio(?) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018
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
Caterpillar on a leaf in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 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
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
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
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
Monarch caterpillar with mealybugs (scale insects) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2009
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
Pipevine swallowtail(?) caterpillar in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 7, 2011
Green caterpillar on flowers of wild carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 21, 2018
White mistflower (Ageratina havanensis, Havana snakeroot) with a caterpillar in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 19, 2008
Small caterpillars in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 12, 2010
Gulf fritillary caterpillar on a leaf of passiflora in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 31, 2009
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
Stick caterpillar on black-eye susan flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
Caterpillar on a tip of grass stalk in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 6, 2009
Monarch caterpillar in dew in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 23, 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
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
Monarch caterpillar feeding on dried milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 19, 2009
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
Yellowstriped armyworm caterpillar (Spodoptera ornithogalli) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2009
Small green caterpillar hanging on a net strand in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 16, 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
Small caterpillars on a tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 12, 2010
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
Furry caterpillar 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
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
Frightened caterpillar of white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) spitting green fluid in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 4, 2012
Brown caterpillars of Pipevine swallowtail(?) (Battus philenor) on Old Logging Trail in Jesse H. Jones Park. Humble (Houston area), Texas, April 5, 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
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
Bull nettle flowers with a caterpillar(?) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 18, 2008
Pipevine swallowtail(?) caterpillar in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, October 4, 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 (Estigmene acrea) caterpillar near a lake shore in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 19, 2009
Monarch caterpillar feeding on milkweed in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 8, 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
Brown furry caterpillar of salt marsh moth(?) (Estigmene acrea) near New Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 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
Monarch caterpillar in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 27, 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
Gulf fritillary caterpillar eating passion flower on a dam on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 10, 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
Yellow hairy caterpillar of Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) on dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2010
Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
Black swallowtail caterpillar on a stalk of meadow parsley in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 29, 2010
Monarch caterpillar on milkweed in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2009
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
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 23, 2010
Close up of salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
Caterpillar in Huntsville State Park on Chinquapin Trail. Texas, October 31, 2009
Close up of a feeding salt marsh moth caterpillar on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 4, 2012
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
Gulf fritillary caterpillar on Deer Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 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
Hairy green caterpillar in Huntsville State Park. Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2012
Red and black striped caterpillar on soft golden aster (Bradburia pilosa) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 17, 2010
Caterpillar on plantain in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 10, 2012
Salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
Brown caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 28, 2014
Caterpillar on Passion flower (Passiflora) in Lemontree Park. College Station, Texas, July 11, 2014
Buckeye caterpillar on purple gerardia(?) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, August 8, 2014
Young web caterpillars on a Maclura tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 21, 2018
Black caterpillar with yellow stripes fallen from a tree on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2018
Green caterpillar with a horn on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 20, 2018
Spiny oak-slug moth caterpillar, Euclea incisa or may be E. delphinii, on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
Monarch caterpillars feeding on green milkweed (Asclepias viridis) on Wildflower Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 28, 2020
Sponge fingers slime mold Arcyria obvelata with caterpillars on rotting oak(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 14, 2018
Caterpillar on velvety orange corticioid fungus Crustoderma dryinum on pine bark under a log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
Shoot of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)(?) with a caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Salt moth caterpillar on a leaf of giant ragweed at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Leaf of maypop (Passiflora foetida) with a Gulf fritillary caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 25, 2020
Camouflaged green and purple caterpillar on longspike tridens grass (Tridens strictus) on sewage line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 23, 2020
Slender caterpillar on split bluestem grass (feather beardgrass, Andropogon ternarius) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 1, 2020
Small camouflaged caterpillar on purpletop tridens grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 16, 2020
Young leaves of gum Bumelia (Sideroxylon lanuginosum) eaten by some green caterpillars in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 3, 2021
Green caterpillar with eggs of parasites on blackseed speargrass (Piptochaetium avenaceum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2021
Dark caterpillars in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021
Monarch caterpillar on milkweed in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021
Caterpillar on a shoot of greenbrier in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 22, 2021
Yellow hydnoid (tooth) fungus with a caterpillar on a thick pine log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, June 19, 2021
Young Fall Webworm caterpillars (Hyphantria cunea) on boxelder (ashleaf maple) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 31, 2021
Leaf eating Fall Webworm caterpillars (Hyphantria cunea) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 31, 2021
Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on parsley in Butterfly Garden at Andy Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 5, 2021
Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on a stalk of parsley in Butterfly Garden at Andy Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 5, 2021
Young caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on a stalk of parsley in Butterfly Garden at Andy Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 5, 2021
Hornworm caterpillar of Lesser Vine Sphinx Moth (Banded Sphinx Moth, Eumorpha fasciatus) on water-primrose (Ludwigia, Onagraceae) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 26, 2021
Baby caterpillars eating oak leaves on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 8, 2021
Caterpillar munching leaf of an oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 8, 2021
Black hairy caterpillar on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 8, 2021
Buckeye caterpillar on purple gerardia (false foxglove, Agalinis purpurea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2021
Banded tussock moth (Halysidota tessellaris) caterpillar on a burned pine stump on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 19, 2021
Banded tussock moth (Halysidota tessellaris) caterpillar with two pairs of long, pencil-like lashes in black and white by the head extend forward on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 19, 2021
Gills of a mushroom Panus tephroleucus (Lentinus sect. Velutini) with a brown caterpillar in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, February 2, 2022
Caterpillar found inside folded leaves of cudweed (Gnaphalium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2022
Black caterpillars falling from a big live oak in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 18, 2022
Underside view of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Red prolegs of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) on a grass stalk near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Area of head of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Side view of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Setae of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Top view of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Side view of setae of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Close-up of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Red abdominal prolegs and a belly of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Side view of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) on a grass stalk near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Furry body of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022
Grey stick caterpillar on Carolina cherry-laurel (Prunus caroliniana) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
Caterpillars on a picnic table fallen from a live oak in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 29, 2023
Luna moth caterpillar on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
Dark brown furry caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
Ventral view of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 12, 2024
Orange caterpillar Phosphila turbulenta on shoots of greenbrier (Smilax) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 13, 2024
Caterpillar Phosphila turbulenta on a tendril of greenbrier (Smilax) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 13, 2024
Salt marsh moth caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
Caterpillar with yellow and brown stripes under a log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 25, 2024
Hornworm caterpillar of Lesser Vine Sphinx Moth (Banded Sphinx Moth, Eumorpha fasciatus) in ultraviolet light in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 13, 2024
Tail of Hornworm caterpillar of Lesser Vine Sphinx Moth (Banded Sphinx Moth, Eumorpha fasciatus) in ultraviolet light in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 13, 2024
American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) caterpillar on Yaupon holly in UV light (blacklight). Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 26, 2025
American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) caterpillar on Yaupon holly both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight. Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 26, 2025
