These are moth 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 books on caterpillars (Caterpillars of Eastern North America, and Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America – which is now out of print), and Bugguide.net.
‘T’ after a name means that the ID is tentative. I’ve included a few unidentified caterpillars at the bottom of the page.
Click on a photo to see my page about that insect with larger photos of the caterpillar.
Family Bombycidae
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- Apatelodes torrefacta
Family Cosmopterigidae
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- Limnaecia phragmitella
Family Crambidae
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- Saucrobotys futilalis
Family Depressariidae
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- Agonopterix clemensella
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- Depressaria cinereocostella
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- Depressaria pastinacella
Family Drepanidae
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- Drepana arcuata
Family Erebidae
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- Caenurgina
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- Catocala amestris
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- Catocala neogama T
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- Catocala paleogama
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- Ctenucha virginica
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- Ctenucha virginica
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- Ctenucha virginica
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- Cycnia collaris
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- Estigmene acrea
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- Euchaetes egle
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- Halysidota tessellaris
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- Haploa contigua
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- Haploa reversa
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- Hypena abalienalis
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- Hypercompe scribonia
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- Orgyia leucostigma
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- Palthis angulalis
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- Pyrrharctia isabella
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- Spilosoma virginica
Family Gelechiidae
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- Anacampsis agrimoniella
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- Dichomeris bilobella
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- Dichomeris ligulella
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- Pubitelphusa latifasciella
Family Geometridae
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- Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
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- Erannis tiliaria
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- Eugonobapta nivosaria
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- Eulithis gracilineata
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- Eupithecia
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- Eusarca confusaria
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- Hypagyrtis unipunctata
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- Macaria abruptata
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- Nematocampa resistaria
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- Phigalia titea
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- Synchlora aerata
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- Synchlora aerata
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- Xanthotype sospeta/urticaria
Family Lasiocampidae
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- Malacosoma americanum
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- Malacosoma disstria
Family Limacodidae
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- Lithacodes fasciola
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- Packardia geminata
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- Phobetron pithecium
Family Noctuidae
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- Abrostola urentis
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- Acronicta dactylina
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- Acronicta haesitata
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- Acronicta impressa
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- Amphipyra pyramidoides
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- Catabena lineolata
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- Cerastis salicarum
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- Crambodes talidiformis
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- Cucullia convexipennis
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- Cucullia convexipennis
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- Diachrysia balluca
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- Lithophane
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- Lithophane sp.
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- Melanchra adjuncta
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- Melanchra picta
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- Morrisonia confusa
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- Papaipema arctivorens
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- Papaipema baptisiae
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- Phlogophora iris
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- Ponometia erastrioides
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- Schinia nundina
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- Schinia septentrionalis
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- Simyra insularis
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- Spaelotis clandestina
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- Sympistis forbesi
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- Tricholita signata
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- Trichordestra legitima
Family Nolidae
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- Baileya dormitans
Family Notodontidae
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- Heterocampa biundata
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- Heterocampa guttivitta
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- Heterocampa guttivitta
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- Hyperaeschra georgica
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- Nadata gibbosa
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- Schizura leptinoides
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- Schizura unicornis
Family Pterophoridae
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- Geina periscelidactylus
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- Hellinsia elliottii
Family Pyralidae
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- Acrobasis betulella
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- Sciota rebescentella
Family Saturniidae
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- Actias luna
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- Antheraea polyphemus
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- Automeris io
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- Callosamia promethea
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- Dryocampa rubicunda
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- Hemileuca nevadensis
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- Hyalophora cecropia
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- Hyalophora cecropia
Family Sphingidae
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- Amphion floridensis
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- Darapsa myron
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- Deidamia inscriptum
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- Eumorpha pandorus
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- Eumorpha pandorus
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- Hemaris diffinis
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- Hemaris diffinis
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- Hyles lineata
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- Hyles lineata
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- Lintneria eremitus
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- Lintneria eremitus
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- Pachysphinx modesta
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- Paonias excaecata
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- Paonias myops
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- Smerinthus cerisyi
Family Tortricidae
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- Archips argyrospila
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- Archips grisea
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- Archips purpurana
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- Archips semiferanus
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- Argyrotaenia quercifoliana
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- Cenopis pettitana
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- Cenopis reticulatana
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- Choristoneura rosaceana
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- Hystrichophora taleana
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- Orthotaenia undulana
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- Sparganothis sulfureana
Family Zygaenidae
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- Harrisina americana
Unidentified:
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- 8/21/16
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- 9/15/16
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- 10/11/04
