How do you tell the difference between a caterpillar moth and a butterfly?

A fuzzy or hairy caterpillar ambling through your garden is a moth-to-be. Butterfly caterpillars aren’t fuzzy or hairy, but they may have spikes. However, if the caterpillar has smooth skin, it could be either.

Is there an app to identify a caterpillar?

The only app available to identify 600 caterpillar species in the US! Caterpillars of the East can be identified through an ingenious ID key developed by biologists.

Which caterpillars turn into butterflies vs moths?

One of the main differences between moths and butterflies is how they reach their adult stage. Both go through a metamorphosis from the pupae stage, but what they’re in differs. Butterfly caterpillars become a chrysalis as their pupae stage. Moths, on the other hand, make a cocoon.

Do moths and butterflies come from the same caterpillars?

Caterpillars: Both moths and butterflies are caterpillars in the larval stage, and many moth caterpillars can be described as fuzzy, although not all. No butterfly caterpillars are considered fuzzy. Pupa: In the pupa stage, moths create a cocoon, which is wrapped in a silk covering.

What are these tiny caterpillars in my house?

Carpet beetle larvae look like very, very small fuzzy caterpillars; however they are far from harmless. They feed on fabric, clothing, and furnishings and leave damage behind. Carpet beetles and carpet beetle larvae can also trigger rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma as indoor allergens in house dust.

What kind of bug looks like a caterpillar?

Dermestid beetle larvae are typically brown, fuzzy and fat. They look very similar to the caterpillar when the caterpillar is close to the point where it’s going to build its cocoon and has grown in mass.

Do caterpillars turn into butterflies or moths?

One day, the caterpillar stops eating, hangs upside down from a twig or leaf and spins itself a silky cocoon or molts into a shiny chrysalis. Within its protective casing, the caterpillar radically transforms its body, eventually emerging as a butterfly or moth.

Do fuzzy caterpillars turn into moths?

Most furry caterpillars will become moths. Almost all caterpillars, furry or not, eat leaves (the few species that eat holes in your sweaters are the exception to this rule).