Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Caterpillars

One of the “armyworms.”

Dogbane Saucrobotys Moth/Saucrobotys futilalis

Salt Marsh Moth/Estigmene acrea.

Ailanthus Webworm Moth/Atteva aurea

Oh no, an early instar of Monarch that didn’t make it.

A geometer family caterpillar, I guess, on goldenrod. There are a lot of small difficul-to-ID caterpillars out there. Here’s another one:

Happy Fall! ( A day late.)

mthew

3 responses to “Caterpillars”

  1. Chuck McAlexander

    Is early instant correct, or was that a typo?. I’ve only heard instar

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    1. mthew

      Instar is correct; but not to autocorrect. Manually corrected.

      Reply
      1. Chuck McAlexander

        ANOTHER CASE OF AUTOCORRECT BEING AUTOCRATIC

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