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Monarch Caterpillar

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By Pseudopanax at en.wikipedia (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons About This Insect Scientific Name: Danaus plexippus Food: milkweeds ( Asclepias family) What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!

Imperial Moth Caterpillar

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"Eacles imperialis 5th instar 3 sjh". Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eacles_imperialis_5th_instar_3_sjh.jpg#/media/File:Eacles_imperialis_5th_instar_3_sjh.jpg About This Insect Scientific Name: Eacles imperialis Food: oaks, maples, sweetgum What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!  

Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar (AKA the Royal Moth Caterpillar)

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By Tom Woodward [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons About This Insect Scientific Name: Citheronia regalis Food: hickories, oaks, maples, sweetgum What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!