Papilio machaon larva, butterfly of the family Papilionidae, Italy, Europe

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) fully grown larva on blackthorn, uk

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) fully grown larva feeding on blackthorn leaf, uk

European Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) final instar larva or caterpillar, feeding on Burning Bush (Dictamnus albus), a very unusual foodplant, Bulgaria

Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) at the cocoon, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Tobacco Hornworm on leaf, New Caledonia

Privet Hawk Moth caterpillar on a branch, France

Bright-line Brown-eye caterpillar on Red Bartsia, France

Swallowtail caterpillar on Fennel, Franche-Comté France

Tobacco Hornworm on branch, New Caledonia

Caterpillars on a log in the woods, Mata Atlantica Brazil

Caterpillar on black background, French Guiana

Caterpillars of Large White on leaf, Lorraine France

Swallowtail caterpillar on Fennel, Franche-Comté France

Tobacco Hornworm on leaf, New Caledonia

Common Stonechat male feeding on bramble, France

Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) caterpillar, Andasibe, Périnet, Région Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar

Damage to a Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) caused by the California Oak Moth (Phryganidia californica), the most important oak-feeding caterpillar throughout its range, which extends along the coast and through the coastal mountains of California. The caterpillars can strip a tree of all leaves but the Coast Live Oak trees usually recover in subsequent years.

Eudocima phalonia, fruit piercing moth caterpillar showing fake eyespot to deter predator, Malaysia

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) male offering a big caterpillar to a female, South Africa

Owlet moth (Phyllodes sp) caterpillar, Kinabalu NP; Borneo, Malaysia

Flannel moth (Acharia stimulea), caterpillar, Panama

Owlet moth (Phyllodes sp) caterpillar, Kinabalu NP; Borneo, Malaysia

Slug moth (Limacodidae sp) caterpillar on leaf, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Rhuda (Rhuda decepta), caterpillar on leaf, Iquitos, Peru

Fruit-piercing moth (Eudocima homaena), Caterpillar, Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka

Mullein Moth (Shargacucullia verbasci) caterpillar on a stem of Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) in spring, Countryside near Hyeres, Var, France

Caterpillars of Large White on leaf, Lorraine France

Common Stonechat male feeding on bramble, France

Sphynx caterpillar pine on needles, Lorraine France

Tobacco Hornworm on leaf, New Caledonia

Black-hooded oriole with caterpillar, Royal Bardia NP Nepal

Woodland Grayling caterpillar on rod, Picardy France