{"id":9929,"date":"2019-11-22T12:02:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T17:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=9929"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:40:24","slug":"photos-caterpillars-to-adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/home\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/photos-caterpillars-to-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery: Caterpillars And What They Become"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id9929_cf84bb-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9929_cf84bb-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9929_cf84bb-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:24px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9929_cf84bb-a8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9929_cf84bb-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9929_cf84bb-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9929_cf84bb-a8 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9929_20a875-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9929_20a875-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9929_20a875-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9929_20a875-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9929_20a875-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9929_20a875-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9929_20a875-8c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9929_20a875-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9929_20a875-8c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9929_20a875-8c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2>Photo Gallery: Caterpillars And What They Become<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9929 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) (Brunswick, ME; 6\/11\/2025)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-634x634.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-846x846.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-951x951.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/06\/American-Lady-Vanessa-virginiensis-061125-DFasulo.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15433'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Lady (<i>Vanessa virginiensis<\/i>) (Brunswick, ME; 6\/11\/2025) (Photo courtesy of David Fasulo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Painted-Lady-Boothbay-Maine-090108.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Painted-Lady-Boothbay-Maine-090108-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of an American Lady butterfly in Boothbay, Maine (9\/1\/2008)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Painted-Lady-Boothbay-Maine-090108-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Painted-Lady-Boothbay-Maine-090108-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8710'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Lady Butterfly (<i>Vanessa virginiensis<\/i>) (Boothbay, Maine; 9\/1\/2008) (also called American Painted Lady and very similar to <i>Vanessa cardui<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/Banded-Tussock-HollisME-090823.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/Banded-Tussock-HollisME-090823-e1694458841149-150x148.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Banded Tussock caterpillar (Halysidota tessellaris) (Hollis, ME; 9\/8\/2023) (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Saunders)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13260\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13260'>\n\t\t\t\tBanded Tussock (<i>Halysidota tessellaris<\/i>) (Hollis, ME; 9\/8\/2023) (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Saunders)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Banded-Tussock-Bucksport-090320.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Banded-Tussock-Bucksport-090320-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Banded tussock caterpillar in Farmington, Maine; 9\/3\/2020\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Banded-Tussock-Bucksport-090320-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Banded-Tussock-Bucksport-090320-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11006'>\n\t\t\t\tBanded Tussock (most of the long hairs on this specimen have broken off; it&#8217;s a defensive adaptation)  (9\/3\/2020; Farmington, ME; photo courtesy of Hannah A.)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Banded-Tussock-moth-Halysidota-tessellaris.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Banded-Tussock-moth-Halysidota-tessellaris-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Banded Tussock moth (Halysidota tessellaris) resting on a potato plant in a greenhouse in Naples, ME; 6\/18\/2024) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Banded-Tussock-moth-Halysidota-tessellaris-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Banded-Tussock-moth-Halysidota-tessellaris-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13636'>\n\t\t\t\tBanded Tussock Moth (<i>Halysidota tessellaris<\/i>) (Naples, ME; 6\/18\/2024) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BeautifulWood-Nymph-Eudryas-grata-082423-edited.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BeautifulWood-Nymph-Eudryas-grata-082423-edited-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Beautiful Wood-nymph Caterpillar feeding on grape leaves in Naples, Maine - August 24th, 2023\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BeautifulWood-Nymph-Eudryas-grata-082423-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BeautifulWood-Nymph-Eudryas-grata-082423-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BeautifulWood-Nymph-Eudryas-grata-082423-edited-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BeautifulWood-Nymph-Eudryas-grata-082423-edited-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/BeautifulWood-Nymph-Eudryas-grata-082423-edited-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14452'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Wood-nymph (<i>Eudryas grata<\/i>) (feeding on grape leaves&#8211;one of its host plants&#8211;in Naples, ME; 8\/24\/2023) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Beautiful-Wood-nymph-Eudryas-grata-071325-MShepard.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Beautiful-Wood-nymph-Eudryas-grata-071325-MShepard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a &quot;Beautiful Wood-nymph&quot; moth (Eudryas grata) (a very convincing bird-dropping mimic) (on Vitis vinifera - common grape vine; Naples, ME; 7\/13\/2025) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Beautiful-Wood-nymph-Eudryas-grata-071325-MShepard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Beautiful-Wood-nymph-Eudryas-grata-071325-MShepard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Beautiful-Wood-nymph-Eudryas-grata-071325-MShepard-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Beautiful-Wood-nymph-Eudryas-grata-071325-MShepard-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Beautiful-Wood-nymph-Eudryas-grata-071325-MShepard-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15573'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Wood-nymph Moth (<i>Eudryas grata<\/i>) (a very convincing bird-dropping mimic) (on <i>Vitis vinifera<\/i> &#8211; common grape vine; Naples, ME; 7\/13\/2025) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Caterpillar-082818a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Caterpillar-082818a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Full-grown caterpillar of the Black Swallowtail (other names: Eastern Black Swallowtail, American Swallowtail, Parsnip Swallowtail, Celeryworm, and Caraway worm)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Caterpillar-082818a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Caterpillar-082818a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9908'>\n\t\t\t\tFull-grown caterpillar of the <b>Black Swallowtail<\/b> (other names: Eastern Black Swallowtail, American Swallowtail, Parsnip Swallowtail, Parsley Caterpillar, Celeryworm, and Caraway worm)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-chrysalis-091018.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-chrysalis-091018-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chrysalis of the Black Swallowtail, supported by two strands of silk called a silk girdle (&#039;brown&#039; form of chrysalis shown here; there is also a &#039;green&#039; form which is green)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-chrysalis-091018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-chrysalis-091018-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9907'>\n\t\t\t\tChrysalis of the Black Swallowtail, supported by two strands of silk called a silk girdle (&#8216;brown&#8217; form of chrysalis shown here; there is also a &#8216;green&#8217; form which is green)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Butterfly-061919c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Butterfly-061919c-e1659105279582-150x144.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly (newly emerged from its chrysalis which can be seen in the bottom left of the image)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9909\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9909'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Black Swallowtail butterfly (newly emerged from its chrysalis which can be seen in the bottom left of the image) (Etna, ME; 6\/19\/2019)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Butterfly-061919b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Butterfly-061919b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly with its wings spread open\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Butterfly-061919b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Black-Swallowtail-Butterfly-061919b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9906'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly (male) &#8212; <I>Papilio polyxenes<\/i> (Etna, ME; 6\/19\/2019)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Brown-tail Moth caterpillar - late instar stage\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/05\/Invasives-Category-Brown-tail-Moth-Caterpillar.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9166'>\n\t\t\t\tBrowntail Moth (late instar caterpillar stage)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/CaterpillarComparisons-061222.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/CaterpillarComparisons-061222-e1690386161504-150x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Four different caterpillars on an oak leaf: Eastern Tent, Spongy, Forest Tent, and the Browntail. Photographed on June 12th, 2022 in central Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13147\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13147'>\n\t\t\t\tComparison of four different caterpillar species in Maine that are sometimes difficult for people to differentiate, and oak is one of the hosts they all have in common (Photographed: central Maine; 6\/12\/2022) (Eastern Tent caterpillar, Spongy caterpillar, Forest Tent caterpillar, and the Browntail caterpillar)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/Browntail-Caterpillars-Photo-by-Jamie-Graves-WatervilleME-051221.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/05\/Browntail-Caterpillars-Photo-by-Jamie-Graves-WatervilleME-051221-e1657828871162-150x145.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cluster of Browntail Moth caterpillars on a crabapple tree in Waterville, Maine (May 12th, 2021) (photo by Jamie Graves)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11604\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11604'>\n\t\t\t\tBrowntail Caterpillars on a crabapple tree in Waterville, Maine; 5\/12\/2021 (Photo courtesy of Jamie Graves)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moth-062821.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moth-062821-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Browntail moth beside a US penny for size comparison\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moth-062821-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/07\/Browntail-Moth-062821-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11773'>\n\t\t\t\tBrowntail Moth (Etna, ME; 6\/28\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-01b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-01b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pair of Cecropia Caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-01b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-01b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4109'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Caterpillars\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-02-e1679340818983-136x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pair of Cecropia Caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4108\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4108'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Caterpillars\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Cecropia-Moth.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Side view of a Cecropia Moth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10164'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Moth (<i>Hyalophora cecropia<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Cecropia Moth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-762'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Moth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/06\/EasternTentCaterpillar-June5th2015.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/06\/EasternTentCaterpillar-June5th2015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An eastern tent caterpillar next to a US penny for scale purposes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/06\/EasternTentCaterpillar-June5th2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/06\/EasternTentCaterpillar-June5th2015-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5893'>\n\t\t\t\tA mature <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/eastern-tent-caterpillars-2\/\">Eastern Tent Caterpillar<\/a> (Central Maine: June 5th, 2015)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Eastern-Tent-Caterpillars-052112-Aurora.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Eastern-Tent-Caterpillars-052112-Aurora-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a nest made by Eastern Tent Caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Eastern-Tent-Caterpillars-052112-Aurora-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Eastern-Tent-Caterpillars-052112-Aurora-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8452'>\n\t\t\t\tA nest of <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/eastern-tent-caterpillars-2\/\">Eastern Tent Caterpillars<\/a> (Mid-May, 2012; Aurora, ME)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Eastern-Tent-Caterpillars-052112-Aurora-003b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Eastern-Tent-Caterpillars-052112-Aurora-003b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Closer view of the bottom of the Eastern Tent Caterpillar nest shown in the adjacent photo, and the nest is covered with caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Eastern-Tent-Caterpillars-052112-Aurora-003b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Eastern-Tent-Caterpillars-052112-Aurora-003b-593x592.jpg 593w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Eastern-Tent-Caterpillars-052112-Aurora-003b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8455'>\n\t\t\t\tCloser view of the bottom of the nest shown in the adjacent photo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Eastern-Tent-Moth-Malacosoma-americana-062922.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Eastern-Tent-Moth-Malacosoma-americana-062922-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an Eastern Tent moth (Malacosoma americana) resting on the side of a home (6\/29\/2022; Etna, ME)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Eastern-Tent-Moth-Malacosoma-americana-062922-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Eastern-Tent-Moth-Malacosoma-americana-062922-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Eastern-Tent-Moth-Malacosoma-americana-062922-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Eastern-Tent-Moth-Malacosoma-americana-062922-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Eastern-Tent-Moth-Malacosoma-americana-062922-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13988'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Tent Moth (<i>Malacosoma americana<\/i>) (Etna, ME; 6\/29\/2022)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/01\/FallWebworm-01-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/01\/FallWebworm-01-1-e1657828777126-150x148.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Fall Webworm caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3839\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3839'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/fall-webworm\/\">Fall Webworm<\/a> caterpillar (early stage of development) (these build nests but they are not considered to harm most trees that are generally healthy)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/FallWebworm-Larvae.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/FallWebworm-Larvae-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pair of Fall Webworm caterpillars on a crabapple leaf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/FallWebworm-Larvae-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/FallWebworm-Larvae-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7055'>\n\t\t\t\tPair of Fall Webworm caterpillars feeding on a crabapple leaf\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Fall-Webworm-Farmington-ME-090520.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Fall-Webworm-Farmington-ME-090520-e1657828689759-150x137.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a mature Fall Webworm larva (Farmington, ME; 9\/5\/2020)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10899\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10899'>\n\t\t\t\tA mature Fall Webworm larva (Farmington, ME; 9\/5\/2020)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/FallWebworm-Adult.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/FallWebworm-Adult-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Fall Webworm adult (moth)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/FallWebworm-Adult-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/FallWebworm-Adult-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7058'>\n\t\t\t\tFall Webworm Moth (see also an example of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/393709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spotted form<\/a> of the fall webworm moth)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Garden-Tiger-Caterpillar-Monhegan-091211b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Garden-Tiger-Caterpillar-Monhegan-091211b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Great (Garden) Tiger Caterpillar - Arctia caja\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Garden-Tiger-Caterpillar-Monhegan-091211b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Garden-Tiger-Caterpillar-Monhegan-091211b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11086'>\n\t\t\t\tGarden Tiger Caterpillar (also called Great Tiger) (Monhegan Island, ME; 9\/12\/2011)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Garden-Tiger-Caterpillar-Monhegan-091211a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Garden-Tiger-Caterpillar-Monhegan-091211a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Great (Garden) Tiger Caterpillar - Arctia caja\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Garden-Tiger-Caterpillar-Monhegan-091211a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Garden-Tiger-Caterpillar-Monhegan-091211a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11085'>\n\t\t\t\tGarden Tiger Caterpillar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Garden-Tiger-Moth-Arctia-caja-07-28-2010.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Garden-Tiger-Moth-Arctia-caja-07-28-2010-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Garden Tiger Moth (also called a Great Tiger Moth)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Garden-Tiger-Moth-Arctia-caja-07-28-2010-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Garden-Tiger-Moth-Arctia-caja-07-28-2010-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10157'>\n\t\t\t\tGarden Tiger Moth \/ Great Tiger Moth (<i>Arctia caja<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/Green-striped-Mapleworm-Rosy-Maple-Moth-072622-WMorrill-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/Green-striped-Mapleworm-Rosy-Maple-Moth-072622-WMorrill-scaled-e1660065532542-150x117.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A caterpillar called the Green-striped Mapleworm which turns into the Rosy Maple Moth, Dryocampa rubicunda (Orono, Maine; 7\/26\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Wendy Morrill)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12491\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12491'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen-striped Mapleworm Caterpillar (turns into the Rosy Maple Moth) (<i>Dryocampa rubicunda<\/i>) (Orono, ME; 7\/26\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Wendy Morrill)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/RosyMapleMoth-Dryocampa-rubicunda-061921.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/RosyMapleMoth-Dryocampa-rubicunda-061921-e1648570720358-150x146.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Rosy Maple moth resting on the side of a house beside a U.S. penny for scale purposes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12129\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12129'>\n\t\t\t\tRosy Maple Moth (<i>Dryocampa rubicunda<\/i>) (Etna, ME; 6\/19\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/RosyMapleMoth-Dryocampa-rubicunda-052721.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/RosyMapleMoth-Dryocampa-rubicunda-052721-e1648760510718-150x134.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) (Etna, ME; 5\/27\/2021)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12177\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12177'>\n\t\t\t\tRosy Maple Moth (older specimen) (<i>Dryocampa rubicunda<\/i>) (Etna, ME; 5\/27\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/WhiteHickoryTussock3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/WhiteHickoryTussock3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a picture of a Hickory Tussock moth caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/WhiteHickoryTussock3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/03\/WhiteHickoryTussock3-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1314'>\n\t\t\t\tHickory Tussock (the hairs on many <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/tussock-moth-caterpillars\/\">tussock caterpillars<\/a> can cause an itchy rash)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/HickoryTussock-062021.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/HickoryTussock-062021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Hickory Tussock moth (Lophocampa caryae) resting on the side of a home (6\/20\/2021; Etna, ME)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/HickoryTussock-062021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/HickoryTussock-062021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/HickoryTussock-062021-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/HickoryTussock-062021-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/HickoryTussock-062021-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13978'>\n\t\t\t\tHickory Tussock (<i>Lophocampa caryae<\/i>) (Etna, ME; 6\/20\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Horned-Spanworm-062404.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Horned-Spanworm-062404-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Horned Spanworm caterpillar (a.k.a. Filament Bearer) (from Washington County, Maine; 6\/24\/2004)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Horned-Spanworm-062404-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Horned-Spanworm-062404-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11554'>\n\t\t\t\tHorned Spanworm (a.k.a. Filament Bearer) (Washington County, Maine; 6\/24\/2004)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Nematocampa-resistaria-092908.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Nematocampa-resistaria-092908-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Filament Bearer moth, also called a Horned Spanworm (shown with the empty pupa from which it emerged)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Nematocampa-resistaria-092908-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Nematocampa-resistaria-092908-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11552'>\n\t\t\t\tHorned Spanworm Moth (a.k.a. Filament Bearer) (shown with the empty pupa from which it emerged) (Washington County, Maine; 9\/29\/2008)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/Io-Caterpillar-081119.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/Io-Caterpillar-081119-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Io Caterpillar on an apple leaf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/Io-Caterpillar-081119-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/Io-Caterpillar-081119-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9994'>\n\t\t\t\tIo Caterpillar (<i>Automeris io<\/i>) &#8211; Plymouth, Maine (August 11, 2019) (possesses stinging spines)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Io-Moth-Automeris-io-BMroz-062524.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Io-Moth-Automeris-io-BMroz-062524-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an Io Moth (Automeris io) (St. George, ME; 6\/25\/2024) (Photo courtesy of B. Mroz)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Io-Moth-Automeris-io-BMroz-062524-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Io-Moth-Automeris-io-BMroz-062524-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13697'>\n\t\t\t\tIo Moth (<i>Automeris io<\/i>) (St. George, ME; 6\/25\/2024) (Photo courtesy of B. Mroz)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a very young Lymantria dispar caterpillar (2nd instar) beside a US penny\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11134'>\n\t\t\t\t2nd instar Spongy moth caterpillar (males go through five instar stages, while females go through six; each stage lasts about two weeks depending on weather)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a young Lymantria dispar caterpillar next to a cranberry leaf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-2-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11132'>\n\t\t\t\t3rd instar Spongy Moth caterpillar (6\/17\/2019; Turner, Maine)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a mid-sized Lymantria dispar caterpillar (4th instar)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/01\/Gypsy-Moth-Young-Caterpillar-3-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11133'>\n\t\t\t\t4th instar Spongy Moth caterpillar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/GypsyMoth-Caterpillar-072316.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/GypsyMoth-Caterpillar-072316-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A mature Lymantria dispar caterpillar - July 23rd 2016\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/GypsyMoth-Caterpillar-072316-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/GypsyMoth-Caterpillar-072316-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9887'>\n\t\t\t\tSpongy Moth caterpillar (final instar\/mature larva)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/GypsyMoth-Larva.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/GypsyMoth-Larva-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"mature Lymantria dispar caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/GypsyMoth-Larva-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/GypsyMoth-Larva-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7051'>\n\t\t\t\tSpongy Moth caterpillar (final instar\/mature larva) (Common Name: Spongy Moth)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/GypsyMoth-Pupae.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/GypsyMoth-Pupae-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo showing a pair of Lymantria dispar pupae\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/GypsyMoth-Pupae-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/GypsyMoth-Pupae-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7053'>\n\t\t\t\tA pair of Spongy Moth pupae\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/09\/GypsyMoth-Male.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/09\/GypsyMoth-Male-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a male Lymantria dispar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/09\/GypsyMoth-Male-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/09\/GypsyMoth-Male-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6917'>\n\t\t\t\tSpongy Moth (<i>Lymantria dispar<\/i>) (male)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/SpongyMoth-female-071221.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/SpongyMoth-female-071221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Spongy Moth female resting on a large maple tree; Dixmont, Maine, 7\/12\/2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/SpongyMoth-female-071221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/SpongyMoth-female-071221-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12124'>\n\t\t\t\tSpongy Moth (female; the tip of her egg mass is visible beneath her) (Dixmont, ME; 7\/12\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Spongy-Moth-Egg-Mass-Removal-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Spongy-Moth-Egg-Mass-Removal-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo showing the removal of a spongy moth egg mass by scraping it off the bark of the tree with a pocket knife and into a container to catch it\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Spongy-Moth-Egg-Mass-Removal-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Spongy-Moth-Egg-Mass-Removal-JFD-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Spongy-Moth-Egg-Mass-Removal-JFD-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Spongy-Moth-Egg-Mass-Removal-JFD-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Spongy-Moth-Egg-Mass-Removal-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14441'>\n\t\t\t\tRemoving a Spongy Moth egg mass\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Luna-Moth-Caterpillar-GMD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Luna-Moth-Caterpillar-GMD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The caterpillar of the Luna Moth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Luna-Moth-Caterpillar-GMD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Luna-Moth-Caterpillar-GMD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10132'>\n\t\t\t\tFull-grown caterpillar of the Luna Moth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/LunaMothCaterpillar-GMDill.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/LunaMothCaterpillar-GMDill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a nearly mature\/full-sized Luna Moth Caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/LunaMothCaterpillar-GMDill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/LunaMothCaterpillar-GMDill-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5642'>\n\t\t\t\tLuna Moth caterpillar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMothCaterpillar-01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMothCaterpillar-01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a pair of Luna Moth caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMothCaterpillar-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMothCaterpillar-01-446x444.jpg 446w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMothCaterpillar-01-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-826'>\n\t\t\t\tPair of Luna Moth caterpillars\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/LunaMoth-GMDill.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/LunaMoth-GMDill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Luna Moth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/LunaMoth-GMDill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/LunaMoth-GMDill-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5616'>\n\t\t\t\tLuna Moth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Luna Moth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/LunaMoth-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-771'>\n\t\t\t\tLuna Moth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Caterpillar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Caterpillar-e1647017195438-150x109.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Mourning Cloak caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10112\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10112'>\n\t\t\t\tMourning Cloak Caterpillar (<i>Nymphalis antiopa<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Chrysalis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Chrysalis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chrysalis of a Mourning Cloak butterfly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Chrysalis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Chrysalis-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10114'>\n\t\t\t\tMourning Cloak chrysalis\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Butterfly.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Butterfly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Butterfly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/02\/Mourning-Cloak-Butterfly-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10115'>\n\t\t\t\tMourning Cloak Butterfly (<i>Nymphalis antiopa<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchCaterpillarEgg.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchCaterpillarEgg-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Monarch caterpillar egg on a milkweed leaf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchCaterpillarEgg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchCaterpillarEgg-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-179'>\n\t\t\t\tEgg stage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/monarch\/\">Monarch<\/a> (on host plant, milkweed) (eggs hatch after roughly four days)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Monarch-Caterpillar-Maine-080919.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Monarch-Caterpillar-Maine-080919-e1647017106696-150x136.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Small monarch caterpillar (1st-instar stage)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9920\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9920'>\n\t\t\t\tMonarch caterpillar (1st-instar stage) (on host plant, milkweed) (August 9th, 2019; central Maine)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Monarch-Caterpillar-Maine-080919a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/11\/Monarch-Caterpillar-Maine-080919a-e1647017137509-150x139.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Small monarch caterpillar (2nd instar stage)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9911\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9911'>\n\t\t\t\tMonarch caterpillar (2nd-instar stage) (on host plant, milkweed) (August 9th, 2019; central Maine)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-Caterpillar-080919.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-Caterpillar-080919-e1647017001538-150x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Monarch Caterpillar - 4th instar or early 5th instar stage.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10204\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10204'>\n\t\t\t\tMonarch caterpillar (4th-instar stage) (on host plant, milkweed) (August 9th, 2019; Warren, Maine)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-Caterpillar-Mature-080919.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-Caterpillar-Mature-080919-e1647017074952-150x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A mature Monarch Caterpillar - Turner, ME (8\/9\/2019)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10202\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10202'>\n\t\t\t\tA mature Monarch caterpillar (5th instar) &#8211; Warren, ME (8\/9\/2019) (on host plant, milkweed)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchCaterpillar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchCaterpillar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of a pair of mature Monarch caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchCaterpillar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchCaterpillar-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-178'>\n\t\t\t\tMonarch caterpillars (5th and final instar stage) (on host plant, milkweed)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-Chrysalis-082906.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-Chrysalis-082906-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chrysalis stage of the Monarch (a few days from butterfly emergence)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-Chrysalis-082906-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-Chrysalis-082906-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10141'>\n\t\t\t\tA Monarch chrysalis a few days away from butterfly emergence (8\/29\/2006)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MonarchChrysalis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MonarchChrysalis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chrysalis stage of the Monarch (one that is close to emerging, plus an empty one where the butterfly already came out and left)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MonarchChrysalis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MonarchChrysalis-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1510'>\n\t\t\t\tA Monarch chrysalis in an advanced stage (final minutes before adult emergence)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MonarchButterflyEmerged.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MonarchButterflyEmerged-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Monarch butterfly newly-emerged (Their wings are small at first but within a matter of minutes they slowly expand to full size as fluid from the body is pumped in)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MonarchButterflyEmerged-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/04\/MonarchButterflyEmerged-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1511'>\n\t\t\t\tA <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/monarch\/\">Monarch butterfly<\/a> newly-emerged (Their wings are small at first but within a matter of minutes they slowly expand to full size as fluid from the body is pumped into the wings)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchButterfly.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchButterfly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of a Monarch Butterfly resting on a rose\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchButterfly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/09\/MonarchButterfly-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-177'>\n\t\t\t\tA young Monarch butterfly resting on a rose (central Maine)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-2018-Turner-Maine.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Monarch-2018-Turner-Maine-e1659105212258-150x131.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A monarch butterfly resting and feeding on a clover flower in Turner, Maine, August 20th 2018\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10138\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10138'>\n\t\t\t\tMonarch Butterfly feeding on a red clover blossom; 8\/20\/2018. Turner, Maine.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Painted-Lady-caterpillar-feeding-on-borage-CChalmers-072523.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Painted-Lady-caterpillar-feeding-on-borage-CChalmers-072523-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Painted Lady caterpillar (Vanessa cardui) feeding on borage\/starflower in Morrill, Maine on July 25th, 2023\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Painted-Lady-caterpillar-feeding-on-borage-CChalmers-072523-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/07\/Painted-Lady-caterpillar-feeding-on-borage-CChalmers-072523-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13150'>\n\t\t\t\tPainted Lady caterpillar (<i>Vanessa cardui<\/i>) feeding on borage\/starflower (Morrill, ME; 7\/25\/2023) (Photo courtesy of C. Chalmers)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/12\/PaintedLady-101017.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/12\/PaintedLady-101017-e1648571135943-150x131.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of a Painted Lady butterfly taken at Schoodic Point in Winter Harbor, Maine on Oct. 10th, 2017.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7004\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7004'>\n\t\t\t\tPainted Lady Butterfly (<i>Vanessa cardui<\/i>) (Schoodic Point in Winter Harbor, Maine; 10\/10\/2017)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Painted-Lady-August2017.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Painted-Lady-August2017-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Painted Lady butterfly in Camden, Maine (August 14, 2017)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Painted-Lady-August2017-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Painted-Lady-August2017-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8709'>\n\t\t\t\tPainted Lady Butterfly (<i>Vanessa cardui<\/i>) (Camden, Maine; 8\/14\/2017)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/02\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Webbing-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/02\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Webbing-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A group of Pantry\/Flour moths (adults and larvae) plus the webbing that the larvae spin.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/02\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Webbing-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/02\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Webbing-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11211'>\n\t\t\t\tPantry Moths \/ Flour Moths (<i>Plodia interpunctella<\/i>) (plus larvae and the webbing that the larvae spin, shown with one of their more unusual food sources: rodenticide pellets)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Larva-032221c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Larva-032221c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A mature Pantry\/Flour moth larva (magnified view)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Larva-032221c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Larva-032221c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11362'>\n\t\t\t\tMagnified view of a mature Pantry Moth \/ Flour Moth larva\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Larva-032221.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Larva-032221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A mature Pantry\/Flour Moth larva next to a US penny for scale purposes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Larva-032221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-Larva-032221-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11360'>\n\t\t\t\tA mature Pantry Moth \/ Flour Moth (<i>Plodia interpunctella<\/i>) larva with some of its silk webbing that they spin (you can see the webbing between the larva and the coin)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Pantry\/Flour moth next to a US penny for scale purposes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Indian-Meal-Moth-032221-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11356'>\n\t\t\t\tPantry Moth \/ Flour Moth (<i>Plodia interpunctella<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a newly-emerged Flour\/Pantry Moth, April 23rd, 2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Indian-Meal-Moth-lab-042321-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11582'>\n\t\t\t\tPantry Moth \/ Flour Moth (<i>Plodia interpunctella<\/i>) (newly-emerged; 4\/23\/2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ctenucha-virginica-by-EGrew-031022.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/03\/Ctenucha-virginica-by-EGrew-031022-e1647015318989-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo combo of two photos of the same specimen of a Virginia Ctenucha caterpillar observed in Orono, Maine on March 10th, 2022\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12015\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12015'>\n\t\t\t\tVirginia Ctenucha (<i>Ctenucha virginica<\/i>) (Orono, ME; 3\/10\/2022) (Photo credit: courtesy of Edward S. Grew)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Virginia-Ctenucha-062422.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Virginia-Ctenucha-062422-e1659104423188-147x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) in Pittston, Maine, 6\/24\/2022\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12477\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12477'>\n\t\t\t\tVirginia Ctenucha (<i>Ctenucha virginica<\/i>) (Pittston, ME; 6\/24\/2022)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Virginia-ctenucha-on-valerian-070722-EGrew.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Virginia-ctenucha-on-valerian-070722-EGrew-e1659105169175-150x132.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) Orono, ME; 7\/7\/2022 - Photo courtesy of Edward S. Grew\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12479\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12479'>\n\t\t\t\tVirginia Ctenucha (<i>Ctenucha virginica<\/i>) on Valerian flowers (Orono, ME; 7\/7\/2022) (Photo credit: courtesy of Edward S. Grew)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/Yellow-Bear-082522-EGrew.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/Yellow-Bear-082522-EGrew-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Yellow Bear Caterpillar (Spilosoma virginica) in Orono, Maine on 8\/25\/2022\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/Yellow-Bear-082522-EGrew-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/Yellow-Bear-082522-EGrew-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12535'>\n\t\t\t\tYellow Bear Caterpillar \/ Yellow Woollybear (<i>Spilosoma virginica<\/i>) (Orono, ME; 8\/25\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Edward S. Grew)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/YellowBearCaterpillar-01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/YellowBearCaterpillar-01-e1647016811389-150x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Yellow Bear Caterpillar (Spilosoma virginica) in Greenville, Maine on 9\/4\/2011\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1975\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1975'>\n\t\t\t\tYellow Bear Caterpillar \/ Yellow Woollybear (<i>Spilosoma virginica<\/i>) (turns into the Virginian Tiger Moth) (Greenville, ME; 9\/4\/2011)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/VirginianTigerMoth-063009.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/VirginianTigerMoth-063009-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica) (Etna, ME; 6\/30\/2009) (If the abdomen is hidden, this moth is sometimes mistaken for the Browntail Moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/VirginianTigerMoth-063009-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/VirginianTigerMoth-063009-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13325'>\n\t\t\t\tVirginian Tiger Moth (<i>Spilosoma virginica<\/i>) (Etna, ME; 6\/30\/2009) (If the abdomen is hidden, this moth is sometimes mistaken for the Browntail Moth, <i>Euproctis chrysorrhoea<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9929_2fbb4c-09\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3>Caterpillars<\/h3>\n<p>Our page also includes caterpillars for which we do not as yet have any photos of the adult stage.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>American Lady \/ American Painted Lady<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) (<a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/236368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Comparison with a Painted Lady<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Banded Tussock<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/3060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Beautiful Wood-nymph<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) (caterpillar is very similar to the Eight-spotted Forester except for the absence of hairs on its body)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/entnemdept.ufl.edu\/creatures\/bfly\/bfly2\/eastern_black_swallowtail.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Black Swallowtail \/ Eastern Black Swallowtail<\/strong><\/a> (University of Florida)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/brown-tail-moth\/\"><strong>Browntail Moth\/Caterpillar<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cecropia-moth\/\"><strong>Cecropia Moth<\/strong><\/a><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/cutworms\/\"><strong>Cutworms<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/eastern-tent-caterpillars-2\/\"><b>Eastern Tent Caterpillars<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/euonymus-caterpillars\/\"><b>Euonymus Caterpillars<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/fall-webworm\/\"><strong>Fall Webworm<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/forest-tent-caterpillars\/\"><strong>Forest Tent Caterpillars<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Arctia-caja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Garden Tiger Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Green-striped Mapleworm \/ Rosy Maple Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong>G**** Moth<\/strong> \u2014 <em>find it now by its new name of<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/lymantria-dispar\/\"><strong>Spongy Moth<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hickory-tussock-moth\/\"><b>Hickory Tussock<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornworms\/\"><strong>Hornworms<\/strong><\/a><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/indian-meal-moth\/\"><strong>Indian Meal Moth \/ Pantry Moth<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Automeris-io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Io Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/the-laugher\/\"><b>Laugher caterpillar<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/taxonomy\/Geometridae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><b>Loopers<\/b><\/strong><\/a> (USGS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Luna Moth<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/entnemdept.ufl.edu\/creatures\/misc\/moths\/luna_moth.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Luna Moth<\/strong><\/a> (University of Florida)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Actias-luna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Luna Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Milkweed Tussock<\/b><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/monarch\/\"><strong>Monarch Butterfly and Caterpillar<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Moths<\/strong><\/a> (The Butterflies and Moths of North America project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Nymphalis-antiopa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mourning Cloak<\/strong><\/a> (The Butterflies and Moths of North America project)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/paintedlady-101017\/\"><b>Painted Lady Butterfly<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/indian-meal-moth\/\"><strong>Pantry Moth<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Antheraea-polyphemus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Polyphemus Moth<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/treefruit.wsu.edu\/crop-protection\/opm\/redhumped-caterpillar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Redhumped Caterpillars<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (Washington State University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rosy Maple Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/131\/bgpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Slug Caterpillars<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/lymantria-dispar\/\"><strong>Spongy Moth<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/sprucebudworm-larva\/\"><strong>Spruce Budworm<\/strong><\/a><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/the-laugher\/\"><b>\u2018The Laugher\u2019 caterpillar<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornworms\/\"><b>Tobacco Hornworm<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/hornworms\/\"><b>Tomato Hornworm<\/b><\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/tussock-moth-caterpillars\/\"><strong>Tussock Caterpillars<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Ctenucha-virginica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Virginia Ctenucha<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America project)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Virginian Tiger Moth<\/b><\/a> <\/strong>(BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/mfs\/forest_health\/insects\/winter_moth.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Winter Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Maine Forest Service)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Woollybear Moths <\/strong>(BugGuide.net)<strong>: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Banded Woollybear (Isabella Tiger Moth)<\/b><\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Yellow Woollybear <\/b><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Virginian Tiger Moth)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ento.psu.edu\/extension\/factsheets\/yellownecked-caterpillar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yellownecked Caterpillars<\/a> (Penn State University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9929_898aba-da > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9929_898aba-da > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9929_898aba-da > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9929_898aba-da > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9929_898aba-da > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9929_898aba-da > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9929_898aba-da alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:15px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:25px;}.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:rgba(142, 209, 252, 0.3);}.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9929_0ffdc1-18\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Also Review:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>More caterpillars farther down on the page<\/strong> (those for which we don&#8217;t yet have a corresponding moth or butterfly photo to pair with them)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/foresthealth\/technology\/pdfs\/Caterpillars_of_Eastern_Forests.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caterpillars of Eastern Forests [pdf]<\/a> <\/strong>(USDA Forest Service)<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For a comprehensive listing of backyard tree caterpillars (with photos), check out the USDA Forest Service&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/foresthealth\/technology\/pdfs\/Caterpillars_of_Eastern_Forests.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Caterpillars of Eastern Forests (PDF)<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 2, 2024: <strong>Living with Caterpillars \/ \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MEDACF\/bulletins\/399d33e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caterpillar Season<\/a>\u201d <\/strong>by the Maine Forest Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9929_cd8266-6d .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9929_cd8266-6d .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9929_cd8266-6d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9929_04a658-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9929_04a658-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9929_04a658-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9929_04a658-77 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9929_04a658-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9929_04a658-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9929_04a658-77 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9929_8f5b14-d7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3>Various Other Caterpillars (with links to other sites for adult-stage images):<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>See also:<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/foresthealth\/technology\/pdfs\/Caterpillars_of_Eastern_Forests.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Caterpillars of Eastern Forests (PDF)<\/strong><\/a> (US Forest Service) and some examples of <strong>sawfly larvae<\/strong> which highly resemble caterpillars (scroll to bottom of page).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9929 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072725-HelenO.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072725-HelenO-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an Abbott&#039;s Sphinx caterpillar (Sphecodina abbottii) (Ellsworth, ME; 7\/27\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Helen O&#039;Connell)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072725-HelenO-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072725-HelenO-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072725-HelenO-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072725-HelenO-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072725-HelenO-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15709'>\n\t\t\t\tAbbott&#8217;s Sphinx (<i>Sphecodina abbottii<\/i>) (feeding on grape; its hosts are grape, Ampelopsis and Virginia Creeper) (Ellsworth, ME; 7\/27\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Helen O&#8217;Connell)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072825-CHowe.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072825-CHowe-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an Abbott&#039;s Sphinx caterpillar (Sphecodina abbottii) (Bethel, ME; 7\/28\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Cathy Howe)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072825-CHowe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072825-CHowe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072825-CHowe-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072825-CHowe-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Abbotts-Sphinx-072825-CHowe-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15664'>\n\t\t\t\tAbbott&#8217;s Sphinx (<i>Sphecodina abbottii<\/i>) (Bethel, ME; 7\/28\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Cathy Howe)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/09\/American-Dagger-100810b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/09\/American-Dagger-100810b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of an American Dagger caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/09\/American-Dagger-100810b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/09\/American-Dagger-100810b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9903'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Dagger Caterpillar (<i>Acronicta americana<\/i>) (very large host range) (Stetson, ME; 10\/8\/2010)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/09\/American-Dagger.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/09\/American-Dagger-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"American Dagger caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/09\/American-Dagger-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/09\/American-Dagger-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9901'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Dagger Caterpillar (<i>Acronicta americana<\/i>) \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/American-Lappet-Phyllodesma-americana090123.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/American-Lappet-Phyllodesma-americana090123-e1693599272232-150x139.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an American Lappet caterpillar (Phyllodesma americana) (Buxton, ME; 9\/1\/2023) (Photo courtesy of Vanessa Cariddi)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13245\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13245'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Lappet (<i>Phyllodesma americana<\/i>) (Buxton, ME; 9\/1\/2023) (Photo courtesy of Vanessa Cariddi)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/12\/Brown-hoodedOwlet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/12\/Brown-hoodedOwlet-e1647016739504-150x123.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A pair of Brown-hooded Owlet Caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9964\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9964'>\n\t\t\t\tPair of Brown-hooded Owlet Caterpillars (<i>Cucullia convexipennis)<\/i>. They feed principally on asters and goldenrods, but presumably on other Asteraceae plants as well.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CommonStalkBorer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CommonStalkBorer-e1647016695262-150x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Common Stalk Borer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-405\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-405'>\n\t\t\t\tCommon Stalk Borer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Dimorphic-Pinion-Lithophane-patefacta-NSawyer-071124.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Dimorphic-Pinion-Lithophane-patefacta-NSawyer-071124-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Dimorphic Pinion caterpillar oriented vertically on a tree trunk (Lithophane patefacta) (Northeast Harbor, ME; 7\/11\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Noah Sawyer)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Dimorphic-Pinion-Lithophane-patefacta-NSawyer-071124-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Dimorphic-Pinion-Lithophane-patefacta-NSawyer-071124-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13936'>\n\t\t\t\tDimorphic Pinion (<i>Lithophane patefacta<\/i>) resting on the trunk of a white ash tree (Northeast Harbor, ME; 7\/11\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Noah Sawyer)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-MStabulis-091124a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-MStabulis-091124a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio glaucus) (on a deck railing and nearing its pupation time; Farmington, ME; 9\/11\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Mort Stabulis)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-MStabulis-091124a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-MStabulis-091124a-594x592.jpg 594w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-MStabulis-091124a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13882'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Tiger Swallowtail (<i>Papilio glaucus<\/i>) (on a deck railing; Farmington, ME; 9\/11\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Mort Stabulis)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-MStabulis-091124b.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-MStabulis-091124b-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"closer view of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio glaucus) (Farmington, ME; 9\/11\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Mort Stabulis)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-MStabulis-091124b-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-MStabulis-091124b-32x32.jpeg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13881'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Tiger Swallowtail (<i>Papilio glaucus<\/i>) (Farmington, ME; 9\/11\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Mort Stabulis)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/Euonymus-Larvae2-Labeled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/Euonymus-Larvae2-Labeled-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A cluster of Euonymus caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/Euonymus-Larvae2-Labeled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/Euonymus-Larvae2-Labeled-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7071'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/euonymus-caterpillars\/\">Euonymus Caterpillars<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/Euonymus-Infestation.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"143\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/01\/Euonymus-Infestation-e1647016868207-143x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An infestation of Euonymus caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7067\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7067'>\n\t\t\t\tA heavy infestation of Euonymus caterpillars\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/06\/Forest-Tent-Caterpillar-060415.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/06\/Forest-Tent-Caterpillar-060415-e1686751479714-150x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Forest Tent Caterpillar on a rosebush (Etna, ME; 6\/4\/2015)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13093\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13093'>\n\t\t\t\tA fully-grown Forest Tent Caterpillar (<i>Malacosoma disstria<\/i>) on a rosebush (Etna, ME; 6\/4\/2015)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/06\/Forest-and-Eastern-tent-caterpillar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/06\/Forest-and-Eastern-tent-caterpillar-e1663339342575-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A photo that compares the Eastern Tent Caterpillar with a Forest Tent Caterpillar (one larva of each type is shown side-by-side)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5885\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5885'>\n\t\t\t\tComparing the Eastern Tent Caterpillar (bottom) with a Forest Tent Caterpillar (above). Both were feeding on the leaves of a wild apple tree. The Eastern tent caterpillars make silken nests in the forks of their host trees whereas the forest tent caterpillars make no nests at all, in spite of having &#8220;tent&#8221; in their name (Etna, ME; 6\/5\/2015)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Eclipsed-Oak-Dagger-Acronicta-increta-100625-JMeyer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Eclipsed-Oak-Dagger-Acronicta-increta-100625-JMeyer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an Eclipsed Oak Dagger caterpillar (Acronicta increta) (Alfred, ME; 10\/6\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Judee Meyer)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Eclipsed-Oak-Dagger-Acronicta-increta-100625-JMeyer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Eclipsed-Oak-Dagger-Acronicta-increta-100625-JMeyer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Eclipsed-Oak-Dagger-Acronicta-increta-100625-JMeyer-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Eclipsed-Oak-Dagger-Acronicta-increta-100625-JMeyer-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15880'>\n\t\t\t\tEclipsed Oak Dagger (<i>Acronicta increta<\/i>) (Alfred, ME; 10\/6\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Judee Meyer)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Citrine-Sallow-Pyreferra-citrombra-KM.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Citrine-Sallow-Pyreferra-citrombra-KM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Eyed Mustard Sallow \/ Citrine Sallow (Pyreferra citrombra) (feeding on Fothergilla) (6\/13\/2024; Fryeburg, ME) (Photo courtesy of Kristen McDermott)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Citrine-Sallow-Pyreferra-citrombra-KM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Citrine-Sallow-Pyreferra-citrombra-KM-105x104.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Citrine-Sallow-Pyreferra-citrombra-KM-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Citrine-Sallow-Pyreferra-citrombra-KM.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13631'>\n\t\t\t\tEyed Mustard Sallow \/ Citrine Sallow (<i>Pyreferra citrombra<\/i>) (feeding on Fothergilla) (6\/13\/2024; North Lovell, ME) (Photo courtesy of Kristen McDermott)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FallArmyworm.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FallArmyworm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fall Armyworm Caterpillar on a corn leaf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FallArmyworm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/FallArmyworm-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-412'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/armyworms\/\">Fall Armyworm Caterpillar<\/a> (on a corn leaf)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Galium-Sphinx-070622-ELamb.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Galium-Sphinx-070622-ELamb-e1657203054663-150x144.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Galium Sphinx (Bedstraw Sphinx) caterpillar; July 6th, 2022 in Fayette, Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-12412\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-12412'>\n\t\t\t\tGalium Sphinx \/ Bedstraw Sphinx (<i>Hyles gallii<\/i>) (Fayette, ME; 7\/6\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Ellen Lamb)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Galium-Sphinx-102219.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Galium-Sphinx-102219-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Galium Sphinx caterpillar - photo taken Oct 22nd, 2019 in Orono, Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Galium-Sphinx-102219-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Galium-Sphinx-102219-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11378'>\n\t\t\t\tGalium Sphinx \/ Bedstraw Sphinx (<i>Hyles gallii<\/i>) (placed in this random area on the ground only for photo purposes) (Oct. 22nd, 2019)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/GaliumSphinx-102219.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/GaliumSphinx-102219-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Galium Sphinx caterpillar - photo taken Oct 22nd, 2019 in Orono, Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/GaliumSphinx-102219-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/01\/GaliumSphinx-102219-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10002'>\n\t\t\t\tGalium Sphinx (also called Bedstraw Sphinx as bedstraw is one of its &#8216;preferred&#8217; hosts, along with fireweed and other plants in the evening primrose family) (Oct. 22nd, 2019)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Galium-Sphinx-pupa-110619.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Galium-Sphinx-pupa-110619-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Galium Sphinx pupa - photo taken November 6th, 2019\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Galium-Sphinx-pupa-110619-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Galium-Sphinx-pupa-110619-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11379'>\n\t\t\t\tGalium Sphinx pupa (the same caterpillar shown in the two adjacent left images, after it had pupated) (11\/6\/2019)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar (Hypercompe scribonia) curled up defensively (Alfred, ME; 10\/5\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Judee Meyer)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-1523x1536.jpg 1523w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-105x106.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-317x320.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-423x427.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-634x639.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-846x853.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-951x959.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-1268x1279.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Giant-Leopard-Hypercompe-scribonia-100525-JMeyer.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15876'>\n\t\t\t\tGiant Leopard Moth Caterpillar (<i>Hypercompe scribonia<\/i>) (Alfred, ME; 10\/5\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Judee Meyer)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Gray-Furcula-Furcula-cinerea-on-aspen-070322.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Gray-Furcula-Furcula-cinerea-on-aspen-070322-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an early-instar Gray Furcula caterpillar feeding on an aspen leaf; Etna, ME; 7\/3\/2022 (hosts are aspen, poplar and willow)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Gray-Furcula-Furcula-cinerea-on-aspen-070322-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Gray-Furcula-Furcula-cinerea-on-aspen-070322-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Gray-Furcula-Furcula-cinerea-on-aspen-070322-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Gray-Furcula-Furcula-cinerea-on-aspen-070322-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/Gray-Furcula-Furcula-cinerea-on-aspen-070322-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13995'>\n\t\t\t\tGray Furcula (an early instar stage) (feeding on aspen; Etna, ME; 7\/3\/2022) (hosts: aspen, poplar and willow) (<a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/117872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">additional example<\/a> via BugGuide.net)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Gray-Furcula-sp-cinerea-072722-KColson.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Gray-Furcula-sp-cinerea-072722-KColson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Gray Furcula caterpillar (Furcula cinerea) in Sebago, Maine; 7\/27\/2022 (Photo courtesy of Kim Colson)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-12484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Gray-Furcula-sp-cinerea-072722-KColson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/07\/Gray-Furcula-sp-cinerea-072722-KColson-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-12484'>\n\t\t\t\tGray Furcula (<i>Furcula cinerea<\/i>) (Sebago, ME; 7\/27\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Kim Colson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Great-Ash-Sphinx-090224b-BMroz.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Great-Ash-Sphinx-090224b-BMroz-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Great Ash Sphinx caterpillar (St. George, ME; 9\/2\/2024) (Photo courtesy of B. Mroz)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Great-Ash-Sphinx-090224b-BMroz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Great-Ash-Sphinx-090224b-BMroz-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13858'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat Ash Sphinx (St. George, ME; 9\/2\/2024) (Photo courtesy of B. Mroz)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Great-Ash-Sphinx-090224-BMroz-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Great-Ash-Sphinx-090224-BMroz-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Great Ash Sphinx caterpillar (Sphinx chersis) (St. George, ME; 9\/2\/2024) (Photo courtesy of B. Mroz)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Great-Ash-Sphinx-090224-BMroz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Great-Ash-Sphinx-090224-BMroz-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13857'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat Ash Sphinx (<i>Sphinx chersis<\/i>) (St. George, ME; 9\/2\/2024) (Photo courtesy of B. Mroz)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/11\/Hag-Moth-Caterpillar-Phobetron-pithecium-JFD081720.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/11\/Hag-Moth-Caterpillar-Phobetron-pithecium-JFD081720-e1699904941463-148x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Caterpillar of the Hag Moth, Phobetron pithecium, observed on an oak leaf in Palmyra, Maine on August 17th, 2020\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13380\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13380'>\n\t\t\t\tHag Moth Caterpillar (<i>Phobetron pithecium<\/i>) on an oak leaf (Palmyra, ME; 8\/17\/2020) (Caution: caterpillar has stinging spines)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/Large-Gray-Dagger-Acronicta-Insita-Sept2021-Nittolo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/Large-Gray-Dagger-Acronicta-Insita-Sept2021-Nittolo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of a Large Gray Dagger caterpillar; photographed in southern Maine, September 27th, 2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/Large-Gray-Dagger-Acronicta-Insita-Sept2021-Nittolo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/09\/Large-Gray-Dagger-Acronicta-Insita-Sept2021-Nittolo-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11852'>\n\t\t\t\tLarge Gray Dagger (<i>Acronicta insita<\/i>) (named for how gray the moth is) (Sanford, Maine; host tree was Corkscrew Willow; 9\/27\/2021) (larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, hawthorn and willow) (Photo courtesy of Janet Nittolo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Laugher-Caterpillar-092217.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Laugher-Caterpillar-092217-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Laugher caterpillar, Latin name of Charadra deridens\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Laugher-Caterpillar-092217-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Laugher-Caterpillar-092217-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10640'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/the-laugher\/\">&#8220;The Laugher&#8221; Caterpillar<\/a> (Bangor, Maine; 9\/22\/2017) (easy to confuse with the<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/hickory-tussock-moth\/\"> Hickory Tussock<\/a> caterpillar)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/The-Laugher-Charadra-deredens-Georgetown-ME-091220.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/The-Laugher-Charadra-deredens-Georgetown-ME-091220-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Laugher caterpillar - Charadra deredens (photographed in Georgetown, Maine 9\/12\/2020)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/The-Laugher-Charadra-deredens-Georgetown-ME-091220-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/The-Laugher-Charadra-deredens-Georgetown-ME-091220-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10694'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/the-laugher\/\">&#8220;The Laugher&#8221; Caterpillar<\/a> &#8211; <i>Charadra deredens<\/i> (Photo courtesy of Becky B.) (Georgetown, ME 9\/12\/2020)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Laurel Sphinx caterpillar (Sphinx kalmiae) (Orono, Maine; 8\/3\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Wendy Morrill)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-12494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-105x104.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-317x315.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-423x420.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-634x630.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-846x840.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-951x945.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-1268x1260.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/LaurelSphinx-Sphinx-kalmiae-080322-WMorrill.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-12494'>\n\t\t\t\tLaurel Sphinx (<i>Sphinx kalmiae<\/i>) (Orono, ME; 8\/3\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Wendy Morrill)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/MilkweedTussockCaterpillar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/MilkweedTussockCaterpillar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar, a.k.a. Milkweed Tiger Moth caterpillar (Euchaetes egle) (Etna, ME; 8\/23\/2009) (this caterpillar is not an invasive species)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/MilkweedTussockCaterpillar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/MilkweedTussockCaterpillar-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2002'>\n\t\t\t\tMilkweed Tussock Caterpillar (<\/i>Euchaetes egle<\/i>) (Etna, ME; 8\/23\/2009) (this caterpillar is not an invasive species)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Milkweed-Tussock-caterpillars-JCappello-072524.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Milkweed-Tussock-caterpillars-JCappello-072524-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"five Milkweed Tussock Caterpillars on a milkweed leaf (Euchaetes egle) (Falmouth, ME; 7\/25\/2024) (these caterpillars are not invasive)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Milkweed-Tussock-caterpillars-JCappello-072524-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/Milkweed-Tussock-caterpillars-JCappello-072524-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13773'>\n\t\t\t\tMilkweed Tussock Caterpillars (<\/i>Euchaetes egle<\/i>) (Falmouth, ME; 7\/25\/2024) (these caterpillars are not an invasive species) (Photo courtesy of Jenni Cappello)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/09\/Mottled-Prominent-Macrurocampa-marthesia-091325-LizN.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/09\/Mottled-Prominent-Macrurocampa-marthesia-091325-LizN-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Mottled Prominent caterpillar (Macrurocampa marthesia) (Kittery, ME; 9\/13\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Liz N)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/09\/Mottled-Prominent-Macrurocampa-marthesia-091325-LizN-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/09\/Mottled-Prominent-Macrurocampa-marthesia-091325-LizN-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/09\/Mottled-Prominent-Macrurocampa-marthesia-091325-LizN-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15845'>\n\t\t\t\tMottled Prominent (<i>Macrurocampa marthesia<\/i>) (Kittery, ME; 9\/13\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Liz N)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Northern-Pine-Sphinx-by-S-Grant-091020.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Northern-Pine-Sphinx-by-S-Grant-091020-e1647016510135-150x121.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Northern Pine Sphinx caterpillar (Lapara bombycoides)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10677\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10677'>\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Pine Sphinx (<i>Lapara bombycoides<\/i>) (Photo courtesy of J&amp;S Grant) (Plymouth, ME &#8211; late August, 2020)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Owl-eyed_Bird_Dropping_Moth-Cerma_cora-LClark-071024b-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Owl-eyed_Bird_Dropping_Moth-Cerma_cora-LClark-071024b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Owl-eyed Bird Dropping caterpillar (Cerma cora) (Oakland, ME; 7\/10\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Leanne Clark)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Owl-eyed_Bird_Dropping_Moth-Cerma_cora-LClark-071024b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Owl-eyed_Bird_Dropping_Moth-Cerma_cora-LClark-071024b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13931'>\n\t\t\t\tOwl-eyed Bird Dropping caterpillar (<i>Cerma cora<\/i>) (Oakland, ME; 7\/10\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Leanne Clark)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Owl-eyed_Bird_Dropping_Moth-Cerma_cora-LClark-071024a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Owl-eyed_Bird_Dropping_Moth-Cerma_cora-LClark-071024a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Owl-eyed Bird Dropping caterpillar (Cerma cora) (Oakland, ME; 7\/10\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Leanne Clark)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Owl-eyed_Bird_Dropping_Moth-Cerma_cora-LClark-071024a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/11\/Owl-eyed_Bird_Dropping_Moth-Cerma_cora-LClark-071024a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13930'>\n\t\t\t\tOwl-eyed Bird Dropping caterpillar (<i>Cerma cora<\/i>) (Oakland, ME; 7\/10\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Leanne Clark)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Acronicta-funeralis-07-26-2020a-Hartland-ME-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Acronicta-funeralis-07-26-2020a-Hartland-ME-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A rare caterpillar called a Paddle Caterpillar or Funerary Dagger Moth caterpillar; found in Hartland, ME; late July, 2020\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Acronicta-funeralis-07-26-2020a-Hartland-ME-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Acronicta-funeralis-07-26-2020a-Hartland-ME-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10636'>\n\t\t\t\tPaddle Caterpillar (rare), <i>Acronicta funeralis<\/i> (or Funerary Dagger Moth caterpillar) (Hartland, ME; July 26, 2020) (Photo courtesy of Lachlan Ainsworth)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/Pandora-Sphinx-on-grape-082922.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/08\/Pandora-Sphinx-on-grape-082922-e1661886538678-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Pandora Sphinx caterpillar (Eumorpha pandorus) feeding on a grape leaf (Brunswick, Maine; 8\/29\/2022) (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-12533\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-12533'>\n\t\t\t\tPandora Sphinx (<i>Eumorpha pandorus<\/i>) feeding on grape (Brunswick, Maine; 8\/29\/2022) (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-092625-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-092625-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a mature Pandora Sphinx caterpillar (Eumorpha pandorus) feeding on grape leaves (Princeton, Maine; 9\/26\/2025)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-092625-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-092625-JFD-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-092625-JFD-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-092625-JFD-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-092625-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15909'>\n\t\t\t\tPandora Sphinx (<i>Eumorpha pandorus<\/i>) feeding on grape (Princeton, Maine; 9\/26\/2025)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/01\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-091719-RyanS-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/01\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-091719-RyanS-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Pandora Sphinx caterpillar (Eumorpha pandorus) (Farmington, ME; 9\/17\/2019) (Photo courtesy of Ryan S)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-16095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/01\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-091719-RyanS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/01\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-091719-RyanS-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-16095'>\n\t\t\t\tPandora Sphinx (<i>Eumorpha pandorus<\/i>) (Farmington, ME; 9\/17\/2019) (Photo courtesy of Ryan S)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-false-eye.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-false-eye-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Posterior end of a Pandora Sphinx caterpillar showing its &quot;false eye&quot; which can startle a potential predator (Princeton, Maine; 9\/26\/2025)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-false-eye-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-false-eye-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-false-eye-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-false-eye-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-false-eye-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15911'>\n\t\t\t\tPosterior end of a Pandora Sphinx caterpillar showing its &#8220;false eye&#8221; which can startle potential predators by giving the appearance of a much larger animal, e.g. a snake (Princeton, Maine; 9\/26\/2025)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-pupa-102825.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-pupa-102825-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"pupa of a Pandora Sphinx moth (Eumorpha pandorus) (Princeton, Maine; 10\/28\/2025)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-pupa-102825-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-pupa-102825-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-pupa-102825-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-pupa-102825-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/10\/Pandora-Sphinx-Eumorpha-pandorus-pupa-102825-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15907'>\n\t\t\t\tPandora Sphinx (pupal stage) (Princeton, Maine; 10\/28\/2025)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Red-humped-Oakworm-Sangerville-082024-e1724690642994.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Red-humped-Oakworm-Sangerville-082024-e1724690642994-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red-humped Oakworm (Symmerista canicosta) (Sangerville, ME; 8\/20\/2024)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Red-humped-Oakworm-Sangerville-082024-e1724690642994-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/Red-humped-Oakworm-Sangerville-082024-e1724690642994-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13821'>\n\t\t\t\tRed-humped Oakworm (<i>Symmerista canicosta<\/i>) (Sangerville, ME; 8\/20\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Bob)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Saddled-Prominent-8-5-2020-AcadiaNationalPark.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Saddled-Prominent-8-5-2020-AcadiaNationalPark-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Saddled Prominent caterpillar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Saddled-Prominent-8-5-2020-AcadiaNationalPark-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Saddled-Prominent-8-5-2020-AcadiaNationalPark-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10796'>\n\t\t\t\tSaddled Prominent (<i>Heterocampa guttivitta<\/i>); Acadia National Park (South Bubble trail); August 5th, 2020.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Saddleback-Caterpillar-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Saddleback-Caterpillar-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Saddleback Caterpillar on a leaf (the caterpillar turns into a moth and the caterpillar also possesses stinging spines)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Saddleback-Caterpillar-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Saddleback-Caterpillar-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10126'>\n\t\t\t\tSaddleback Caterpillar (turns into a moth) (possesses stinging spines)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/09\/Spiny-Oakslug-Euclea-delphinii-090922-LClark.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/09\/Spiny-Oakslug-Euclea-delphinii-090922-LClark-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spiny Oak-slug caterpillar (Euclea delphinii) (found in Oakland, Maine on 9\/9\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Leanne Clark)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-12590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/09\/Spiny-Oakslug-Euclea-delphinii-090922-LClark-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/09\/Spiny-Oakslug-Euclea-delphinii-090922-LClark-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-12590'>\n\t\t\t\tSpiny Oak-slug (<i>Euclea delphinii<\/i>) (possesses stinging spines) (Oakland, ME; 9\/9\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Leanne Clark)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/TussockCaterpillar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/TussockCaterpillar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Spotted tussock moth caterpillar (one species of several that are found in the Tussock family)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/TussockCaterpillar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/TussockCaterpillar-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1990'>\n\t\t\t\tSpotted Tussock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Toadflax-Brocade-Calophasia-lunula.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Toadflax-Brocade-Calophasia-lunula-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Toadflax Brocade (Calophasia lunula) (Exeter, ME; 6\/17\/2024) (Photo courtesy of S.E. Crawford)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Toadflax-Brocade-Calophasia-lunula-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/06\/Toadflax-Brocade-Calophasia-lunula-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13637'>\n\t\t\t\tToadflax Brocade (<i>Calophasia lunula<\/i>) (Exeter, ME; 6\/17\/2024) (Photo courtesy of S.E. Crawford)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Tobacco-Hornworm-081224-BMroz.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Tobacco-Hornworm-081224-BMroz-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a full-sized Tobacco Hornworm caterpillar (Manduca sexta) (St. George, ME; 8\/12\/2024) (Photo courtesy of B. Mroz)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Tobacco-Hornworm-081224-BMroz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Tobacco-Hornworm-081224-BMroz-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13861'>\n\t\t\t\tTobacco Hornworm \/ Carolina Sphinx (<i>Manduca sexta<\/i>) (St. George, ME; 8\/12\/2024) (Photo courtesy of B. Mroz)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Hornworms-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Hornworms-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo comparing a Tobacco hornworm with a Tomato hornworm\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Hornworms-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Hornworms-02-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-909'>\n\t\t\t\tTobacco Hornworm (left) and a Tomato Hornworm (right); many people in Maine and beyond encounter tobacco hornworms feasting on their tomato plants so incorrectly assume they are tomato hornworms.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Hornworms.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Hornworms-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A collage of four Hornworm photos showing a Laurel Sphynx hornworm, three tobacco hornworms, and one tomato hornworm.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-8598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Hornworms-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Hornworms-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-8598'>\n\t\t\t\tCollection of Hornworm Photos, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Sphinx-kalmiae\" target=\"_blank\"> Laurel Sphinx<\/a> (USGS)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/White-dotted-Prominent-Nadata-gibbosa-DThrall-080824.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/White-dotted-Prominent-Nadata-gibbosa-DThrall-080824-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a White-dotted Prominent caterpillar (Nadata gibbosa) on a red oak leaf (Camden, ME; 8\/8\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Daniel Thrall)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/White-dotted-Prominent-Nadata-gibbosa-DThrall-080824-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/White-dotted-Prominent-Nadata-gibbosa-DThrall-080824-32x32.jpeg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13787'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite-dotted Prominent (<i>Nadata gibbosa<\/i>) (on red oak) (Camden, ME; 8\/8\/2024) (Photo courtesy of Daniel Thrall)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/09\/Whitelined-Sphinx-091722-LDeSantis.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/09\/Whitelined-Sphinx-091722-LDeSantis-e1663699623556-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a White-lined Sphinx caterpillar (Hyles lineata) (found in Auburn, Maine, on 9\/17\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Linda DeSantis)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-12604\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-12604'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite-lined Sphinx (<i>Hyles lineata<\/i>) (Auburn, ME; 9\/17\/2022) (Photo courtesy of Linda DeSantis)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/10\/White-streaked-Prominent-082610b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/10\/White-streaked-Prominent-082610b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a White-streaked Prominent in the palm of a person&#039;s hand\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/10\/White-streaked-Prominent-082610b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/10\/White-streaked-Prominent-082610b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10799'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite-streaked Prominent (<i>Oligocentria lignicolor<\/i>); Boothbay, ME (8\/26\/2010)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/10\/White-streaked-Prominent-082610a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/10\/White-streaked-Prominent-082610a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a White-streaked Prominent caterpillar in the palm of a person&#039;s hand\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/10\/White-streaked-Prominent-082610a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/10\/White-streaked-Prominent-082610a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10801'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite-streaked Prominent (<i>Oligocentria lignicolor<\/i>); Boothbay, ME (8\/26\/2010)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/BandedWoollyBears.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/BandedWoollyBears-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"two Banded Woolly Bear caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/BandedWoollyBears-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/BandedWoollyBears-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1984'>\n\t\t\t\tWoollybear Caterpillars (Banded Woollybear)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Yellow-haired-Dagger-Caterpillar-on-Sunflower-leaves-081324.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Yellow-haired-Dagger-Caterpillar-on-Sunflower-leaves-081324-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Yellow-haired Dagger caterpillar (Acronicta impleta) on a sunflower leaf (Orrington, ME; 8\/13\/2024)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Yellow-haired-Dagger-Caterpillar-on-Sunflower-leaves-081324-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Yellow-haired-Dagger-Caterpillar-on-Sunflower-leaves-081324-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13912'>\n\t\t\t\tYellow-haired Dagger (<i>Acronicta impleta<\/i>) on a sunflower leaf (Orrington, ME; 8\/13\/2024) (Photo courtesy of &#8220;Grammar Girl&#8221;)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Bug-Of-The-Week-YellowneckedCaterpillars-found-on-wild-apple-trees-from-J-St-Clair.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Bug-Of-The-Week-YellowneckedCaterpillars-found-on-wild-apple-trees-from-J-St-Clair-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yellownecked Caterpillars (photo courtesy of J. St. Clair; August 14, 2013)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Bug-Of-The-Week-YellowneckedCaterpillars-found-on-wild-apple-trees-from-J-St-Clair-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/08\/Bug-Of-The-Week-YellowneckedCaterpillars-found-on-wild-apple-trees-from-J-St-Clair-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4424'>\n\t\t\t\tYellownecked Caterpillars (photo courtesy of J. St. Clair; August 14, 2013)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/11\/Yellowstriped-Armyworm-Belgrade-ME-072821.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/11\/Yellowstriped-Armyworm-Belgrade-ME-072821-e1647016567339-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A Yellow-striped Armyworm caterpillar; Belgrade, Maine - July 28th, 2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11866\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11866'>\n\t\t\t\tYellowstriped Armyworm caterpillar (<i>Spodoptera ornithogalli<\/i>) (Belgrade, ME; July 28th, 2021) (photo courtesy of Leilani Carlson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9929_e9401d-bb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3>Links to Images of Adult Stage:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/4592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Abbott&#8217;s Sphinx<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/sites\/default\/files\/bamona_images\/Acronictaamericana-JasonRoberts.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Dagger Moth<\/a><\/strong> (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/927478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>American Lappet Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/sites\/default\/files\/bamona_images\/aug_22_14_260bamona_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brown-hooded Owlet Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hortnews.extension.iastate.edu\/common-stalk-borer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Common Stalk Borer<\/strong><\/a> (Iowa State University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Lithophane-patefacta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dimorphic Pinion Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project) | <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/28281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dimorphic Pinion<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1076518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/28507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Eclipsed Oak Dagger<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/194213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Euonymus Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/37725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Eyed Mustard Sallow \/ Citrine Sallow<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/40787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Fall Armyworm Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/121942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Forest Tent Caterpillar (moth stage)<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1111705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Galium Sphinx Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Giant Leopard Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/675329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Great Ash Sphinx Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1378288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grey Furcula Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/953627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hag Moth \/ Monkey Slug<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Nematocampa-resistaria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Horned Spanworm<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/28953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Large Gray Dagger<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1190265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Laugher (Moth)<\/b><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Sphinx-kalmiae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Laurel Sphinx Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1084825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Milkweed Tussock Moth<\/b><\/a> (also known as a Milkweed Tiger Moth) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1852990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mottled Prominent Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/24914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Northern Pine Sphinx Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/36230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Owl-eyed Bird Dropping Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Paddle Moth \/ Funerary Dagger Moth<\/strong><\/a> (rare) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/3937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pandora Sphinx Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/37293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Red-humped Oakworm<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu\/species.php?hodges=7994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Saddled Prominent Moth<\/strong><\/a> (North American Moth Photographers Group)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/131\/bgpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Slug Caterpillars<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Acharia-stimulea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Saddleback Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1462509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spiny Oak-slug Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Lophocampa-maculata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Spotted Tussock Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1190265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>&#8216;The Laugher&#8217; (Moth)<\/b><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1051714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Toadflax Brocade Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Manduca-sexta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tobacco Hornworm Moth<\/strong><\/a> (also called Carolina Sphinx) (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>White-dotted Prominent<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1009568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>White-lined Sphinx Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>White-streaked Prominent<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Woollybear Moths <\/strong>(BugGuide.net)<strong>: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Banded Woollybear (Isabella Tiger Moth)<\/b><\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Yellow Woollybear (Virginian Tiger Moth)<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Yellow-haired Dagger Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Datana-ministra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Yellownecked Moth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/12522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Yellowstriped Armyworm Moth<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Gallery: Caterpillars And What They Become Caterpillars Our page also includes caterpillars for which we do not as yet have any photos of the adult stage. 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