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USA

Moth Caterpillars by Family
family Arctiidae, 11000 species
sub-family Arctiinae (tiger moths)

Virginia ctenucha Ctenucha virginica (USA)	Isabella tiger moth Pyrrharctia isabella (USA)
family Geometridae (loopers, inchworms)

Dysphania militaris (Kep, Cambodia)	unidentified (Taman Negara, Malaysia)
family Lasiocampidae (tent moths and lappet moths)

lappet moth Kunugia divaricata (Cameron Highlands, Malaysia)	eastern tent caterpillar Malacosoma americanum (Illinois, USA)	eastern tent caterpillars Malacosoma americanum (Illinois, USA)	eastern tent caterpillar Malacosoma americanum (Illinois, USA)	eastern tent caterpillar Malacosoma americanum (Illinois, USA)
family Lymantriidae (tussock moths, 2500 species)

Calliteara horsfieldii (Mondulkiri, Cambodia)	Calliteara horsfieldii (Bach Ma, Vietnam)	yellow-based tussock moth Dasychira basiflava (Illinois, USA)	milkweed tussock moth Euchaetes egle (Illinois, USA)	banded tussock moth Halysidota tessellaris (Illinois, USA)

banded tussock moth Halysidota tessellaris (Illinois, USA)	painted pine moth Orgyia australis (Cuc Phuong, Vietnam)	white-marked tussock moth Orgyia leucostigma (Illinois, USA)	unidentified (Khanchanaburi, Thailand)	unidentified (Cuc Phuong, Vietnam)
family Noctuidae (owlet moths, 35000 known species)
sub-family Acronictinae (dagger moths / armyworms / cutworms)

paddle caterpillar (funerary dagger moth) Acronicta funeralis (USA)	smartweed caterpillar (smeared dagger moth) Acronicta oblinita (USA)	grey dagger moth Acronicta psi (Moscow, Russia)	Henry's marsh moth Simyra henrici (USA)
sub-family Catocalinae

Tinolius eburneigutta (Khanchanaburi, Thailand)	Tinolius eburneigutta (Malaysia)
sub-family Cuculliinae

The Asteroid (purple phase) Cucullia asteroides (USA)	The Asteroid (brown phase) Cucullia asteroides (USA)	The Asteroid (green phase) Cucullia asteroides (USA)	brown hooded owlet moth Cucullia convexipennis (USA)
family Notodontidae (prominent moths, 3500 known species)

morning glory prominent moth caterpillar Schizura ipomoeae (Michigan, USA)	morning glory prominent moth caterpillar Schizura ipomoeae (Michigan, USA)	unidentified prominent moth caterpillar (Sulawesi, Indonesia)	unidentified prominent moth caterpillar (Ream, Cambodia)
family Saturniidae (giant silkworm moths, 1500 species)

polyphemus moth Antheraea polyphemus (Illinois, USA)
family Sphingidae (sphinx moths / hawk moths / hornworms, 1200 species)

third instar green morph Convolvulus sphinx moth Agrius convolvuli (Taveuni, Fiji)	fifth instar dark morph Convolvulus sphinx moth Agrius convolvuli (Gelendzhik, Russia)	Phaeton sphinx moth Euproserpinus phaeton (California, USA)	white-lined sphinx moth (green phase) Hyles lineata (California, USA)	lime hawkmoth Mimas tiliae (UK)

lime hawkmoth Mimas tiliae (UK)	unidentified sphinx moth (Cat Tien, Vietnam)
other moth families

Tarcon sp. (Costa Rica)	Apatelodes sp. (Costa Rica) family Apatelodidae

Butterfly Caterpillars by Family
family Nymphalidae (brushfoot butterflies, 5000 species)
sub-family Heliconiinae (longwing butterflies)

great spangled fritillary Speyeria cybele (USA)	Andean silverspot Dione glycera (Costa Rica)	leopard lacewing Cethosia cyane (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
sub-family Nymphalinae ("true" brushfoot butterflies)
genus Polygonia (anglewing butterflies)

eastern comma Polygonia comma (USA)	question mark Polygonia interrogationis (USA)
other genuses

common buckeye Junonia coenia (USA)	red admiral Vanessa atalanta (USA)
family Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)

eastern black swallowtail Papilio polyxenes (USA)	unidentified swallowtail (USA)
other butterfly families

viceroy Basilarchia archippus (Michigan, USA) family Limenitinae	monarch Danaus plexippus (Illinois, USA) sub-family Danainae	monarch Danaus plexippus (Illinois, USA) sub-family Danainae

unidentified butterfly or moth caterpillars

(Vietnam)	(Cuc Phuong, Vietnam)	(Philippines)	(Vanua Levu, Fiji)	(Monkey River, Belize)

jumping spider eating caterpillar (Belize)