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American Lady Caterpillar
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American Snout Caterpillar
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Arogos Skipper Caterpillar
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Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
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Black Swallowtail Caterpillars
This symmetrical pair of Black Swallowtail caterpillars was on Rue in our herb garden. Young caterpillars at this stage have "saddles" on ther backs.
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Brazilian Skipper Caterpillar
You can see the internal organs in the Brazilian Skipper, also known as a Canna Skipper.
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Brown Elfin Caterpillar
It was recently learned that Brown Elfins populate parts of the Florida Panhandle. They feed on the flowers of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia).
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Cassius Blue Caterpillar
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Clouded Skipper Caterpillar
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Cloudless Sulphur Caterpillar
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Cloudless Sulphur Caterpillar
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Cloudless Sulphur Caterpillars
Cloudless Sulphur caterpillars occur in several different colors and patterns.
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Common Buckeye Caterpillar
Common Buckeyes use many host plants in the Broomrape family (OROBANCHACEAE){formerly included in the SCROPHULARIACEAE or Snapdragon family) including the False Foxglove (Agalinis sp.).
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Common Buckeye Caterpillar
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Common or Tropical Checkered skipper Caterpillar
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Eufala Skipper Caterpillar
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Fiery Skipper Caterpillar
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Frosted Elfin Caterpillar
Frosted Elfin caterpillars seem to prefer to eat the flowers of its host plant, Sundal Lupine (Lupinus perennis).
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Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar
This is a head-on view of the Giant Swallowtail caterpillar.
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Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar
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Goatweed Leafwing Caterpillar
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Goatweed Leafwing Caterpillar
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Goatweed Leafwing Caterpillar
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Golden banded-skipper Caterpillar
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Great Southern White Caterpillar
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Gulf Fritillary and Variegated Fritillary Caterpillars
The Gulf Fritillary (bottom) and Variegated Fritillary (top) both use Passionflower vines (Pasiflora spp.) as a host plant.
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Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar
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Hackberry Emperor Caterpillar
The caterpillars of the Hackberry and Tawny Emperors are very similar. To distinguish the two species, look for the thicker stripes on the Tawny Emperor compared to the very thin lines on the Hackberry Emperor caterpillar.
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Harvester Caterpillar
Harvester caterpillar with aphids on green ash leaf
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Hoary Edge Caterpillar
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Horace's Duskywing Caterpillar
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Julia Caterpillar
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Juvenal's Duskywing
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Lace-winged Roadside-skipper Caterpillar
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Little Metalmark Caterpillar
In north Florida, caterpillars of the Little Metalmark are found on the undersides of the basal leaves of Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus), their host plant.
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Little Yellow Caterpillar
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Long-tailed Skipper Caterpillar
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Malachite Caterpillar
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Mangrove Skipper Caterpillar
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Miami Blue Caterpillar
The Miami Blue is near extinction in Florida due mostly to habitat loss. It is feared that several populations no longer exist. This Miami Blue caterpillar was reared in captivity in an effort to repopulate the species in south Florida. The captive rearing program currently has been suspended.
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Monarch Caterpillar in J Position
Most caterpillars travel away from their host plants to prepare for their metamorphosis into chrysalides (plural of chrysalis). This monarch caterpillar has chosen to form its chrysalis on the leaf of a Fireflag (Thalia geniculata)
View a video of a monarch caterpillar changing into a chrysalis.
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Monarch Caterpillar
The Queen caterpillar which mimics the Monarch caterpillar has an extra set of projections in the middle of the body.
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Orange-barred Sulphur Caterpillar
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Palamedes Swallowtail Caterpillar
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Pearl Crescent Caterpillar
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Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillar
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Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillars
Young pipevine caterpillars eating pipevine leaf
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Polydamas Swallowtail Caterpillar
