 |
KINDS OF CATERPILLARS
Kinds of caterpillar:
tussock caterpillar — larva of a tussock moth
cankerworm — green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
measuring worm, inchworm, looper — small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
potato tuberworm, Phthorimaea operculella — larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
cutworm — North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
armyworm, army worm, Pseudaletia unipuncta —noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua — moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables
fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda — larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains
tobacco hornworm, tomato worm, Manduca sexta — large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
tomato hornworm, potato worm, Manduca quinquemaculata — large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm silkworm — hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk
silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkworm — larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
tent caterpillar — the larvae of moths that build communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees
lappet caterpillar — larva of a lappet moth webworm — several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis — larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
bollworm — any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
cabbageworm, Pieris rapae — toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
woolly bear, woolly bear caterpillar — caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests
jim ellison enterprises
342 broken arrow
floresville, texas 78114
info@basic-info-4-organic-fertilizers.com
|
|
