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Elephant Hawkmoth Caterpillar

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"Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elephant_Hawk_Moth_Caterpillar.JPG#/media/File:Elephant_Hawk_Moth_Caterpillar.JPG About This Insect Scientific Name: Deilephila elpenor Food: willowherb and bedstraw What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!

Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar

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"Hypercompe scribonia" by Asturnut at en.wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hypercompe_scribonia.jpg#/media/File:Hypercompe_scribonia.jpg About This Insect Scientific Name: Hypercompe scribonia Food: plantains and dandelions What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? Not technically, but the spines are very sharp and brittle and may irritate your skin. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!

Mourning Cloak Caterpillar

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"Nymphalis-antiopa-caterpillar" by Wthrower at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org About This Insect Scientific Name: Nymphalis antiopa Food: elms What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!

Abbott's Sphinx Caterpillar

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<a href="http://www.discoverlife.org"> Copyright dave wagner/ Discover Life </a> About This Insect Scientific Name: Sphecodina abbottii Food: grapes What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!

Milbert's Tortoise Shell Caterpillar

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By Bj.schoenmakers (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons About This Insect Scientific Name: Aglais milberti Food: nettles What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!

Comma Butterfly Caterpillar

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"Polygonia c-album 001" by I, Lilly M. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polygonia_c-album_001.JPG#/media/File:Polygonia_c-album_001.JPG About This Insect Scientific Name: Polygonia c-album Food: hops and nettles What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!