Caterpillar picture counts by folder

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

MOTH CATERPILLARS acen 2 2 acon 4 4 acro 23 23 aeni 1 1 agan 4 4 agar 13 13 anob 1 1 anth 25 25 arch 6 -2 4 arct 11 11 88 * +2 bagi 3 3 batr 1 1 bole 1 1 bomb 1 1 bucc 3 -2 1 calp 9 9 carp 2 2 cart 1 1 cast 2 2 cato 16 16 chez 2 2 chlo 8 8 47 * 135 +4 chor 2 2 chro 12 12 cosm 7 7 coss 4 4 cram 2 2 cten 2 2 cucu 1 1 cycl 3 3 depr 4 4 dipt 57 -2 55 drep 1 1 dyop 1 1 elac 9 9 elig 1 1 endo 1 1 enno 51 -3 48 eper 2 2 155 * 290 +9 epap 10 -1 9 epip 1 -1 0 ereb 33 33 ethm 2 2 eule 1 1 eulp 1 1 eupt 2 2 eute 6 6 ever 1 1 gall 6 6 gele 11 11 geom 26 -1 25 glap 2 2 grac 6 6 hade 8 8 113 * 403 +12 helc 2 2 heli 15 15 hepi 12 12 hybl 1 1 hype 2 2 hypn 3 3 hypo 2 2 immi 2 2 incu 1 1 lact 2 2 lare 22 -1 21 lasi 22 -1 21 lima 21 -1 20 lith 21 21 125 * 528 +14 lyma 26 -1 25 lyon 3 3 micr 1 1 muso 1 1 noct 4 4 noli 7 7 noto 29 29 odon 2 2 oeno 2 2 olet 7 7 othe 3 -2 1 phil 1 1 phyc 18 18 101 629 +17 plus 9 9 plut 1 1 psyc 35 -18 17 pter 11 11 pyra 2 2 pyru 5 5 quer 26 -26 0 riso 1 1 sarr 2 2 satu 15 15 scho 2 2 scol 4 4 scop 1 1 sesi 3 3 73 702 +61 sphi 44 44 spil 28 -1 27 sten 1 1 ster 9 9 stic 2 -1 1 thyr 1 1 tine 6 6 tort 12 -1 11 uran 2 2 west 1 1 wing 10 -2 8 xylo 11 11 zyga 2 2 124 * 826 +66 BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS hesp 47 47 lyca 93 93 nymp 53 53 papi 19 19 pier 18 18 230 1056 +66

ARCTIINAE 34 arct 11 11 cten 2 2 13 lith 21 21 34 CRAMBIDAE 42 acen 2 2 cram 2 2 4 ever 1 1 5 glap 2 2 7 muso 1 1 8 odon 2 2 10 pyru 5 5 15 scho 2 2 17 spil 26 -1 25 42 EREBIDAE 155 arct 34 34 34 agan 3 3 37 bole 1 1 38 calp 8 8 76 cato 16 16 92 ereb 32 32 124 eulp 1 1 125 hypn 2 2 127 lyma 25 -1 24 151 scol 4 4 155 GEOMETRIDAE 172 arch 6 -2 4 chro 12 12 16 dipt 57 -2 55 71 enno 51 -3 48 119 geom 26 -1 25 144 lare 22 -1 21 165 ster 7 7 172 NOCTUIDAE 77 acon 4 4 acro 23 23 27 agar 13 13 40 hade 9 9 49 heli 15 15 64 noct 4 4 68 plus 9 9 77 NOLIDAE 23 chlo 11 11 noli 7 7 18 sarr 5 5 23 NOTODONTIDAE 28 noto 15 15 pyga 1 1 16 thau 13 13 29 NYMPHALIDAE 53 char 2 2 dani 14 14 16 heln 9 9 25 lime 2 2 27 nymp 11 11 38 saty 15 15 53 OECOPHORIDAE 14 chez 2 2 eule 1 1 othe 3 -2 1 phil 1 1 sten 1 1 wing 10 -2 8 14 PYRALOIDEA 77 cram 43 -1 42 42 hybl 1 1 43 endo 1 1 1 44 epip 9 -1 8 9 52 gall 6 6 15 57 phyc 18 18 33 75 pyra 2 2 35 77 TORTRICIDAE 19 olet 7 7 tort 12 -1 11 18

determined moth caterpillars (described and named) = 1,056 - 230 = 826

determined plus undetermined/unnamed moth caterpillars 826 + 66 = 892

% named moth species with caterpillar pictures: 100 x (826/11,158) ~ 7.3 %

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(written 15 June 2017, updated 12 June 2026)

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