Butterfly Caterpillars

These are butterfly caterpillars that I’ve found and been able to identify. I’ve tried to rear most of them, so I could confirm the ID by seeing the adult. Some didn’t survive my rearing, so the IDs are based on information and observations from other resources – primarily David Wagner’s book on caterpillars (Caterpillars of Eastern North America), and Bugguide.net.

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Family Hesperiidae

: Common Roadside Skipper – Amblyscirtes vialis

: Silver-spotted Skipper – Epargyreus clarus

: Wild Indigo Duskywing – Erynnis baptisiae

: Columbine Duskywing – Erynnis lucilius

Family Lycaenidae

: Everes comyntas – Eastern Tailed Blue

: Everes comyntas – Eastern Tailed Blue

: Lycaena hyllus – Bronze Copper

: Satyrium calanus – Banded Hairstreak

Family Nymphalidae

: Chlosyne gorgone – Gorgone Checkerspot

: Chlosyne nycteis – Silvery Checkerspot

: Danaus plexippus – Monarch

: Euphydryas phaeton – Baltimore Checkerspot

: Junonia coenia – Common Buckeye

: Limenitis archippus – Viceroy

: Nymphalis antiopa – Mourning Cloak

: Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton Tortoiseshell

: Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton Tortoiseshell

: Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton Tortoiseshell

: Polygonia comma – Comma

: Polygonia interrogationis – Question Mark

: Speyeria cybele – Great Spangled Fritillary

: Vanessa atalanta – Red Admiral

: Vanessa cardui – Paintd Lady

: Vanessa virginiensis – American Lady

: Vanessa virginiensis – American Lady

Family Papilionidae

: Paplio cresphontes – Giant Swallowtail

: Papilio glaucus – Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

: Paplio polyxenes – Black Swallowtail

Family Pieridae

: Orange Sulphur – Colias eurytheme

: Little Yellow – Eurema lisa