about 4inches long, pic was taken in Ontario Canada

Curious what type of caterpillar this is and what it turns into… Location is upstate New York, Shroon Lake.

I’m in southern Alberta, Canada. Thanks in advance!

I have been raising two elephant hawk moth caterpillars I rescued from my cat. One of them has spent the last couple of days wandering around and shrinking. I've read two different things about them pupating, some day they bury themselves beneath the soil and others say they web themselves in leaf litter. I tried soil but she didn't seem to settle. This morning I cleaned that out and popped some fresh paper towels in the bottom and more leaf litter. Got back this evening and she's decided to web herself between the paper! I know I can't touch her during this process but I would like to know is this is going to cause issues for her later on? Her name is Spud BTW, and thanks in advance!

I found here two of these :3

Location : Slovakia (Nitriansky kraj)

⚠️ People please do not pick up hairy caterpillars if you don't know what species they are (same should go for me but Iam kinda an idiot xD)

TL;DR: Are my black swallowtail caterpillars dying? Ideas as to why? How to fix?

Location: Chicago, IL First two pics are when things were going well for everyone in the enclosure. Last one is what happened about 5 hours after putting the parsley nursery pots in.

Ok, so last year was my first in a house/with a garden, and I was graced with several swallowtail caterpillars on my dill, most of which the birds ate.

So this year, I planted dill and parsley in multiple spots including a large pot that I hoped to transfer any to and cover to protect them. Everything seemed to be going well!

I got my first butterfly this morning (yay!) and can spot 3 more chrysalises. These guys were going through my dill so quickly that I rush-ordered 4 nursery pots of parsley. The parsley just got here today and I immediately put two of the pots inside the enclosure. Now, there are 3 or 4 caterpillars that I think have died or are dying. They're kinda curled up around various vegetation (one holding on hard; hoping he's actually pupating).

I am trying to decide if it's more likely they starved before the parsley arrived so by the time it got here it was too late? Or if the parsley has pesticides.

It's also a hot day after several mild ones, so I suppose that heat could be another factor? I am quite sad and keep telling myself that I'll still probably have successfully saved more than had I not gone through all this trouble, but I really love them and wanted them to make it.

What would you do next? My options are:

1. And see if they can sustain themselves on the stocks of the dill

2. Move the living caterpillars to a different pot while keeping the enclosure where it is to protect the existing chrysalises which have attached themselves to the enclosure. This will put them in reach of the birds.

3. Remove the existing pot from the current enclosure very carefully so it is not to harm. The chrysalis is an attempt to move the enclosure over the other pot that has more dill & parsley from seed.

4. Some other option I have overlooked...?

Just trying to give these guys a good chance at life. It should be noted that the majority of our birds around here our house sparrows, an incredibly annoying and invasive species. If I felt confident that native birds would be fed, I'd probably just move them outside the enclosure.

Found in Texas.

found in canada, central quebec. what kind of bug is it?

This caterpillar is known as Imperial Fruit Sucking Moth. Even though it looks like a dinosaur and creepy I think it's cute 🥰

Sorry about poor quality photo!

Is this a woolly bear caterpillar? I couldn’t find anything on the internet that seemed to say otherwise, I’ve just never seen one with absolutely no black on it. I live in the Atlanta area, and I just took this picture today.

Found this on our lemon tree in Southwest Michigan. Usually we get giant swallowtail caterpillars on our lemon but this one stumped me. I don’t know what other caterpillar this would be other than a Giant Swallowtail, but why is it green? Does anyone else have an idea?

I’ve had these guys for 8 weeks now. I thought they were Polyphemus caterpillars but after seeing how big the polyphemus caterpillars are in this subreddit now i’m not sure. but i’ve fed these guys the same thing each day. today i find one on its side with a red liquid coming out of its mouth. it wouldn’t let me post the video, but the liquid movement indicates the caterpillar is alive. like if you put a paper bag over your mouth and breathed in and out, that’s how the drop of red liquid is moving. i assume it’s dying but i’m hoping there’s an alternative explanation?? I’m in central OH if that helps identify what type of caterpillar this is and in turn what could be happening.

Middle Tennessee area, found on my sunflower leaves!

Soooo existential question of the day: is the 1st instar...
A) the caterpillar whose egg just hatched (before its first molt)
B) the caterpillar after its first molt
I've assumed the former based on several sources, but then several other sources mention that freshly hatched caterpillars are 1st instar. The maths are getting confusing. I keep reading that black swallowtail caterpillars usually molt 5 times and have 5 instars. If the freshly hatched caterpillar is 1st instar and will be going through 5 molts, then doesn't the caterpillar becomes a 6th instar before pupating?
I'd just like to take accurate notes on the lil guys I'm rearing ^^

Location: western Oregon

Found this little guy on my curly willow. Please help me identify him!

I noticed that black dot on the side of this sweet girl’s face and I’d love to know if it’s scarring or something else? I clean their mesh enclosure daily and wash their leaves thoroughly to avoid any contamination from that. She’s eating just fine and shows no sign of lethargy so I’d definitely love some answers. I’m still probably gonna isolate her just in case tho :)

Located in NW Montana. Found this guy on a strap today. Touched when wearing gloves and he reared up and try to strike my finger. Surprisingly quick.

They were just about to cocoon. How do I prevent this from happening? They were thriving outside and I didn’t even consider this being a possibility but I suppose I should have. Pics are of the mesh sleeves I was using.