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Tersa Sphinx Moth Caterpillar

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"Flickr - ggallice - Xylophanes tersa" by Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA - Xylophanes tersa. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org About This Insect Scientific Name: Xylophanes tersa Food: catalpa and many other plants What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars! Marpac Dohm-DS All-Natural White Noise Sound Machine, Tan

Wild Cherry Moth Caterpillar

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"Apatelodes-caterpillar-on-palm-(4)" by Arbuck - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apatelodes-caterpillar-on-palm About This Insect Scientific Name: Apatelodes torrefacta Food: wild cherry, apple, oaks What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!

Hackberry Emperor Caterpillar

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By Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org [CC BY 3.0 us (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons About This Insect Scientific Name: Asterocampa clyton  Food: hackberry What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No. Click here to see more caterpillars!

Dryas Julia Caterpillar

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"Dryas julia caterpillar" by DeadEyeArrow - Own work. Licensed under GFDL via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dryas_julia_caterpillar.JPG#/media/File:Dryas_julia_caterpillar.JPG About This Insect Scientific Name: Dryas julia ( or iulia) Food: passionflower ( Passiflora family) What does it turn into?   See it here Does it sting? No. Will it destroy my garden? No, but if there are a lot of them they may do damage to cultivated passionflower vines. Click here to see more caterpillars!