"The Caterpillars of Massachusetts" Photo Gallery by Sam Jaffe at pbase.com

"The Caterpillars of Massachusetts"

The Caterpillars of Eastern Massachusetts:

Too few people ever realize the natural wonder that Massachusetts’ biological systems have to offer, instead they assume that real biological diversity only exists in the tropics or other far away places. Yet our native flora and fauna are diverse and anything but mundane. Since childhood I have sought to identify and catalog the many species that inhabit our green spaces, from the smallest vacant lots to the largest wildlife refuges. This quest has provided me with a unique education in the natural history of New England.

In the fall of 2008 I began photographing caterpillars. These larval insects demonstrate a diversity of morphology and behavior better than perhaps any other group of animals in this region, and yet, they remain relatively unknown to even the most dedicated of naturalists. Through my photography, and through documenting the life histories of the species I find and raise, I hope to share some of what I have learned about the quality of our native biome.

In ages of exploration, drawing and painting were important tools used to document new discoveries. Old illustrations of insects regularly depict the subject and its food source alone on a page, isolated from background distractions. However, the desire to visually record an insect’s behavior and life history often infused these images with life and motion, and many artistic and powerful compositions resulted. These classical natural history pieces are the source of my inspiration. Isolated against a black background, the caterpillars are conspicuous and sculptural. Further, each species is shown upon its native hostplant and each composition aims to tell a story about its subject’s unique natural history.

Prints for Sale

A selection of the images displayed below are available for sale as high quality, archival, Giclée prints. For orders or for additional information please feel free to contact me by email at spjaffe at gmail.com. Each photograph is printed by the artist and comes signed on the back along with the name of the insect pictured. *Pbase hosted images lack the intensity and saturation of the actual photographs - higher quality photograph examples available by request through email.

32x17 threeachemon/threeswallowtail archival Giclée print on Baryta Fine Art paper.

25x17" archival Giclée print on Baryta Fine Art paper.

19x13" archival Giclée print on Baryta Fine Art paper.

Copyright © Samuel Jaffe. All rights reserved.

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John B.		04-Sep-2018 17:58
Mass. White catapiller, not fussy??

Amanda		30-Jul-2018 00:12
I think what I have found is related to the Lappet Moth, except that instead of red lines, they are black lines. Found it crawling around the chicken coop - very brave move I'd have to say. Maybe not vulnerable to chickens? Your photos are wonderful! Thanks, A.

Jim Athearn		21-Oct-2017 11:57
Thanks so much for having these wonderful photos available. Just learning my cats here in Monson, MA and come to your site regularly! Love the pics!

Lucy		08-Sep-2017 22:19
These are wonderful! Thank you so much. I will be searching my garden in Rhode Island for caterpillars to identify.

Guest		20-May-2017 19:33
Thank you for these lovely photos which helped me identify a Mourning Cloak caterpillar!

D'Ann Brownrigg		30-Dec-2016 20:13
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Guest		18-Oct-2015 21:01
incredibly beautiful scientific and art photography. Thank you for making them available to us!

Guest		03-Sep-2015 15:46
Fantastic shots, tho they give me the willies viewing them all at once!

gazon		26-Jun-2015 15:45
Great shots!

larose forest photos		05-Sep-2014 19:27
Strikingly beautiful gallery! You have amazing shots, artistic as well as perfect for a guide book! V+

Barbara		31-Jul-2014 14:11
What stunning photographs! Thanks for making such beautiful art and also for making it easier to identify caterpillars!! I am hoping you will continue to post new caterpillars as you find them.

Lynxfang		17-May-2014 23:58
I caught a Caterpillar in massachusetts and its not on the list. Its furry, yellow fur, and black stripes along the sides and on the back, the body (not the fur) is a dark redish color.

Nancy		23-Nov-2013 16:59
Gorgeous photos! How wonderful to have seen all of these caterpillars!

Guest		12-Nov-2013 20:27
I found a black prickly caterpillar what is it

Guest		23-Sep-2013 16:17
we have white with black heads/fuzzy

Meghan Larson		28-Jul-2013 15:42
I took home 3 Cecropia Moth caterpillars after your exhibit at Discovery Museum yesterday. This is an ethereal, magical learning experience for me and all the kids in the neighborhood! We are posting daily pix on Facebook to the delight of my friends. We would like to share some pictures on your caterpillar FB page as well! What is the name of that page?

Guest		05-Jul-2013 22:39
Wonderful resource! I was able to identify a visitor to my yard in no time.

Abigail		04-Jul-2013 13:36
Great photography - love the colors and different poses.

Guest		19-Jun-2013 00:49
Fabulous image! I love the variety in pose and mood.

Florence		25-May-2013 16:17
what kind of caterpillar has a black body with small colored dots and a white star on it's back? It was seen eating a dill plant. Florence

liz golbus		19-May-2013 21:47
your images are exquisite. i found a caterpillar with my 4 year old grandson. i would love to identify it and keep it captive to see what it becomes. can you point me to resources?

qwerty		07-Mar-2013 12:33
what is the mass of a caterpillar?

Susan Jorritsma		03-Nov-2012 02:44
Hello Sam, Your work is amazing! I have lived in central Massachusetts all my life, love the outdoors, but have never see most of these creatures. Thank you for opening my eyes! I hope to look CLOSER next spring.

Maggie Furtak		15-Sep-2012 11:01
Absolutely beautiful photos, and thanks for including the host plants. Was looking to I'd a caterpillar spotted in the middlesex fells yesterday (apparently a spice bush swallowtail), and now I also know for sure that those are spice bush swallowtail adults I've seen flitting down the trails all summer. Had been trying to make up my mind. Caterpillars are better at staying still for a close look, huh? Was it you I heard on NPR a few months back? I agree, field guide, please! I would donate to a kick starter campaign to fund it!

aek2013		22-Jul-2012 20:30
Spectacular! I'm a volunteer for the Boston Harbor Islands and have started paying more attention to butterflies on the islands. Now I have a terrific caterpillar reference to broaden my horizons! Hope you don't mind if I share this with the NPS rangers and other volunteers. Many thanks!

Cheryl Anderson		21-Jun-2012 09:16
This is such an astonishing collection, including so many caterpillars I've never seen here in MA. As fascinating & varied as their patterns & forms are, it is your skill that captures them so artfully. As some have noted here, I do hope you will publish a field guide. Love how some have patterns that seem to mimic their host plants, while others have huge "eyes", presumably to scare off predators.The monkey slugs, though not as splendid, have a form similar to nudibranchs - among my favorites of this planet's most unusually beautiful creatures. What a pleasure to have found this site, while looking for what kind of cat I found crawling on me tonight, though I didn't find it here. Must've brought it in when I cut a bouquet from my gardens a few days ago!

Guest		03-Jun-2012 21:48
What an unbelievable body of work...so many exotic looking creatures! I wonder how many of these can be found in the mountains of NC?

Guest		31-May-2012 11:53
I never realized how beautiful caterpillars are! Your pictures are priceless.

Guest		12-Apr-2012 01:07
I too love your photos! I'm amazed you have found so many species, as well as photographing them so beautifully!

Guest		23-Mar-2012 21:18
I want to know what kind of Caterpillar climbed into my rain boots today. He was very spiky and I was too scared to see If he had some friends in there, still don't know what kind. I am glad i did not put my foot into his spikes. THAT would be bad.

Gary Anweiler		14-Oct-2011 19:26
If I was not compulsive talker, I would be speechless. Your images are awesome... a word I hate and almost never use. Awesome. I have taken a few images of cats, some of which I liked a lot. But I bow to you. Absolutely beautiful, .......and awesome.

Guest		11-Jul-2011 23:35
Please look on masonpam in Facebook and let us know what it is. We are at the Wesrville Lake Dam.

Guest		11-Jul-2011 23:22
Please look on masonpam in Facebook and let us know what it is. We are at the Wesrville Lake Dam.

ERin		02-Jul-2011 14:39
Your photographs are absolutely amazing!! Thank you for being such a collector of images of these amazing creatures

Madison Holland		24-Jun-2011 22:54
These are gorgeous. Well done, caterpillar guy.

Craig Jackson		12-May-2011 11:45
I saw your recent post on Massbird from Fowl Meadow and followed the link. Incredible photographs. Hope they find form in a field guide sometime. A part of nature we often just brush off (literally when those loopers land on you), but one we could study at much greater leisure and find solace and relief from our hectic world.

Jennifer P.		06-Mar-2011 19:12
I think your photos are stunning and I am so pleased to have met you at the Drumlin Farm gift shop. I think a workshop with Doug Tallemy (Bringing Nature Home), Carolyn Summers (Designinng Gardens with Flora of the American East) and your photos would be so exciting for those of us who promote enviromental gardening with indegenous plants. I will be looking in the vines and bushes much more closely as I prune this summer!

Abby F.		04-Mar-2011 20:20
This winter i found a caterpilar and im trying to help it. it was almost burried in snow,so i brought it inside and warmed it up because it was freazing. It wasn't moving before, but i put it it a Ladybug Land house and its moving again.I'm trying to find what type of caterpilar it is to see what it eats but i cant.do you think you could help?

Geoionela		24-Nov-2010 14:11
Really beautiful! Great gallery!

Ann Pettigrew		04-Nov-2010 19:54
Your gallery of caterpillars is stunning! I will use it as a reference. Thanks! V

Guest		17-Sep-2010 13:26
i hope this is going to be a book! so beautiful!

Guest		22-Aug-2010 13:11
Much thanks for a wonderful walk in Great Meadows yesterday and the amazing caterpillars you introduced us to (at least they were all new to me except for the little monarch). You are so generous in sharing your knowledge and these photos have me positively gobsmacked! Good luck and all best wishes for your endeavors.

Barbara		30-Jul-2010 01:58
Sam, the walk at Great Meadows was so good, and these images are amazing!! Who knew?? We have a strange life cycle of some sort that goes on in the spaces between our window screens and the sills. Black wasp-like things, translucent geen crickets or grasshoppers and grass fragments all get stuffed into the window frames...also white maggot-like larva, then we find cocoon-like things??? What is this all about?? The wasps seem to carry the grass in, then maybe lay eggs...but where do the green cricket-like things come into the picture?? Help!

Guest		24-Jul-2010 17:34
Wow! Who knew there were so many fascinating caterpillars?? I was searching for a match for a HUGE green caterpillar that my grandson found in Salisbury and stumbled on your site. What a wonderful compillation of photos. thank you Samuel, Margie V.

Sarah Schneider		21-Jul-2010 03:46
Brilliant, to say the least and yet comical at times, yes? Thanks! Sarah Schneider

sylvia		01-Jul-2010 19:28
I live on Martha's Vineyard, and just about the middle of June, I've noticed many, many brightly colored (orangeish)attached to my window,and door screens.They have full bodies, and wafer like wings, perhaps an inch long (in body). Also, the woods arent far from my house.They appear to be very delicate, as they fell when I was watering my lawn. Help, what are the names of thease Moths, and why havent we seen them before??

Lisa Russo		01-Jul-2010 15:55
My kids and I found a caterpillar that is not in here do you have any ideas how we can identify it?

Guest		30-Jun-2010 21:07
beautiful pics. my 4 yr. old son adn I are trying to find a certain catapilar we found in the yard, this helped.

Guest		28-Jun-2010 22:39
Thank you for such fantastic photos. I work with the Massachusetts Audubon Society summer camps and your web page helped us identify a "mystery" caterpillar. Siobhan

Ashley Hockenberry		28-Jan-2010 03:49
Absolutely fantastic gallery !

Sarah powell		31-Dec-2009 19:54
Very interesting absolutelybeautiful

Karen First		21-Nov-2009 14:24
These are gorgeous! As a teacher of young children I have always been intrigued by the way that kids seem to pluck caterpillars out of thin air. Their fascination with caterpillars has led me to look very closely at them. I will share these images with my Kindergarteners! Thank you!

Alyce Mayo		14-Oct-2009 19:04
Sam - These are breathtaking - each one a work of art. Aside from, or shall I say, in addition to glorious esthetics thank you for sharing your research with us. Alyce Mayo

Guest		13-Oct-2009 18:18
Excellent work! Thanks for putting these on the web! Lee Dyer

Beth HErr		12-Oct-2009 23:07
very evocative and elegant, love the white furcula. great work

Don Adams		11-Oct-2009 13:09
Sam: Simply fantastic work as I new it would be when we first met this past season! Already looking forward to many more 'hunting' expeditions together. Don Adams

Jill Saginario		10-Oct-2009 05:19
Sam, How do you get the caterpillars to look at the camera? Simply breathtaking! All of the caterpillars are so different-looking. Love the black backgrounds, and especially the close-ups of their faces. When is the book coming out?

Madeline		09-Oct-2009 01:13
Sam, Your photographs are fantastic - sometimes it looks like you even got the caterpillars to pose for you! The photos themselves are a big effort, as is the searching, and as is the raising. Monumental to do all three. You are fortunate to have such a good helper, Linda. Thanks so much for sharing the gallery with us (and for sharing photographs all through the summer). Madeline

Guest		09-Oct-2009 00:39
As always, they are amazing. Thank you for sharing. Martha

barbaraspencer		08-Oct-2009 21:11
Wonderful photos, Sam, thanks for all the effort and skill, Barbara Spencer

Nancy Cornelius		08-Oct-2009 15:53
Simply beautiful! I can't wait for the book.

Guest		07-Oct-2009 23:25
Sam These are amazing and so beautiful!!!! Julie Weiman

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Celastrina ladon ssp. Highbush Blueberry - Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon ssp Highbush Blueberry - Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon ssp Highbush Blueberry - Spring Azure	Satyrium calanus - Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus - Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus - Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium liparops - Striped Hairstreak	Satyrium titus - Coral Hairstreak
Lycaena phlaeas - American Copper	Strymon melinus - Gray Hairstreak	Tailed Blues and Gray Hairstreak	Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail)
Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail)	Papilio troilus - Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus - Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus - Spicebush Chrysalis
"Tiger Swallowtail Follow the Leader"	"Tiger Swallowtail"	Tiger2_web.jpg	Papilio glaucus - Tiger Swallowtail
"Black Swallowtail"	Papilio polyxenes (Black Swallowtail)	"Swallowtails" 21x40	Pieris rapae - Cabbage White
Pieris rapae - Cabbage White Chrysalis	Limenitis archippus - Viceroy	Limenitis arthemis astyanax - Red-spotted Purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax - Red-spotted Purple
Vanessa virginiensis - American Painted Lady	American Lady Chrysalis	"Three Ladies" - three different color morphs near eclosion	Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady
Painted Lady Chrysalis	Nymphalis antiopa - Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa - Mourning Cloak Chrysalis	Polygonia comma - Comma Chrysalis
"Northern Pearly Eye Grass"	Enodia anthedon - Northern Pearly Eye Chrysalis	Monarch - Danaus plexippus	Monarch
Epargyreus clarus - Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus - Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus - Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus - Silver-spotted Skipper
Erynnis horatius - Horace's Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae - Wild Indigo Duskywing	Oreta rosea - Rose Hooktip	Drepana bilineata - Two-lined Hooktip
Ectropis crepuscularia - Saddleback Looper	Ectropis crepuscularia - Saddleback Looper	Protoboarmia porcelaria - Dash-lined Looper	Protoboarmia porcelaria (Dash-lined Looper)
Phigalia titea - Halfwing Geometer	Phigalia strigataria - Small Phigalia	Macaria sp. bisignata? (Red-headed Inchworm)	Macaria pinistrobata? (White Pine Angle)
Macaria bisignata? (Red-headed Inchworm)	Macaria bicolorata? (Pitch-feeding Angle)	Cabera erythemaria - Yellow-dusted Cream Moth	Cabera erythemaria - Yellow-dusted Cream Moth
Phaeoura quernaria - Oak Beauty	Phaeoura quernaria - Oak Beauty	Caripeta piniata (Northern Pine Looper)	Ennomos - Spnaworm species
Eutrapela clemataria - Curve-toothed Geometer	Nematocampa resistaria - Horned Spanworm	Nematocampa resistaria - Horned Spanworm	Nematocampa resistaria - Horned Spanworm
"Blackberry Looper Emerald" 15x22	"Nemoria on Sweetfern"	Nemoria Sp. Sweetfern	Nemoria Sp. Sweetfern
Nemoria sp. bistriaria? (Emerald Moth)	Nemoria Species - Blueberry	Synchlora aerata (Camouflaged Looper)	Synchlora aerata (Camouflaged Looper)
Synchlora aerata (Camouflaged Looper)	Synchlora aerata - Wavy-line Emerald	Eupithecia sp. (Pug)	Eupithecia sp. (Pug)
Cyclophora pendulinaria (Sweetfern Geometer)	Pleuroprucha insulsaria - Tan Wave?	Scopula limboundata - Large Lace Looper	Eulithis diversilineata - Lesser Grapevine Looper
Cepphis armataria - Scallop Geometer	Cepphis armataria - Scallop Geometer	Geometer species. Darn!	"Red Boots" 21x40
Clostera inclusa (Poplar Tentmaker)	Clostera inclusa (Poplar Tentmaker)	Cerura scitiscripta - Black-etched Prominent	Cerura scitiscripta - Black-etched Prominen
Furcula borealis - White Furcula	Furcula borealis - White Furcula	"White Furcula Pair"	Furcula borealis - White Furcula
Gray furcula - Furcula cinerea	Gray furcula - Furcula cinerea	Furcula cinerea - Gray Furcula	Furcula cinerea - Gray Furcula
"Nadata gibbosa"	Georgian Prominent	Gluphisia septentrionis (Common Gluphisia)	Gluphisia septentrionis (Common Gluphisia)
Nerice bidentata - Double-toothed Prominent	Nerice bidentata - Double-toothed Prominent	Notodonta scitipennis/torva - Finned Prominent	Notodonta scitipennis - Finned Prominent
" Life on the Leaf Edge - Finned" 21x31	Notodonta scitipennis - Finned Prominent	Peridea angulosa - Angulose Prominent	Peridea angulosa - Angulose Prominent
Peridea ferruginea - Chocolate Prominent	Peridea ferruginea - Chocolate Prominent	Pheosia rimosa - False Sphinx Prominent	Datana ministra - Yellow-necked Caterpillar
Datana ministra - Yellow-necked Caterpillar	Datana drexelii - Drexel's Datana	Datana drexelii - Drexel's Datana	Wavy-lined Prominent - Heterocampa biundata
Heterocampa biundata - Wavy-lined Prominent	" Life on the Leaf Edge - Wavy" 21x31	Saddled Prominent - Heterocampa guttivitta	Saddled Prominent - Heterocampa guttivitta
Heterocampa obliqua - Oblique Heterocampa	Heterocampa obliqua - Oblique Heterocampa	" Life on the Leaf Edge - Blotched" 21x31	Heterocampa umbrata - White Blotched Prominent
Heterocampa umbrata - White Blotched Prominent	Heterocampa umbrata - White Blotched Prominent	Heterocampa umbrata - White Blotched Prominent	Heterocampa umbrata - White Blotched Prominent
Lochmaeus manteo - Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar	Macrurocampa marthesia - Mottled Prominent	Macrurocampa marthesia - Mottled Prominent	Macrurocampa marthesia (Mottled Prominent)
Macrurocampa marthesia (Mottled Prominent)	Lace-capped Caterpillar - Leaf Edge	Oligocentria lignicolor - Lace-capped Caterpillar	Oligocentria lignicolor - Lace-capped Caterpillar
" Life on the Leaf Edge - Capped"	Oligocentria semirufescens - Red-washed Prominent	Oligocentria semirufescens - Red-washed Prominent	Oligocentria semirufescens - Red-washed Prominent
Schizura concinna - Red-humped Caterpillar	Schizura concinna - Red Hump Caterpillar	Schizura leptinoides - Black Blotched Prominent	Schizura unicornis - Unicorn Caterpillar
Schizura unicornis - Unicorn Caterpillar	Schizura ipomoea - Morning Glory Prominent	Schizura ipomoea - Morning Glory Prominent	Schizura ipomoea - Morning Glory Prominent
Schizura ipomoea - Morning Glory Prominent	Schizura Ipomoeae - Morning Glory Prominent Pair	" Life on the Leaf Edge - Checkered" 21x31	Black-Spotted Prominent - Wild Indigo
Symmerista Species - Red-humped Oakworm	Symmerista Species - Red-humped Oakworm	Symmerista Species - Red-humped Oakworm	Acronicta aflicta - Dagger
Acronicta hasta - Speared Cherry Dagger	Acronicta lithospila - Streaked Dagger	Acronicta lithospila - Streaked Dagger	Acronicta species - Oak Dagger
Acronicta increta (Southern Oak Dagger)	"Cute Oak Dagger"	Acronicta morula - Ochre Dagger	Acronicta oblinita - Smartweed Dagger
Acronicta impressa - Impressed Dagger	Acronicta impleta - Yellow-haired Dagger	"Marsh Caterpillar" 15x22	Raphia frater (The Brother)
Harrisimemna trisignata - Harris's Three Spot	Harrisimemna trisignata - Harris's Three Spot	Harrisimemna trisignata - Harris's Three Spot	Spider Mimic
Panopoda rufimargo - Red-lined Panopoda	Zale sp. - White Pine Zale Species	Zale Species	Zale lunifera
"Banner: Two Noctuids"	Catocala amica?? - Girlfriend Underwing	Catocala amica?? - Girlfriend Underwing	Catocala herodias gerhardi
Catocala paleogama - Oldwife Underwing	Catocala paleogama - Oldwife Underwing	Catocala paleogama - Oldwife Underwing	Catocala sp. smaller hickory
Catocala sp. likely antinympha - From Sweetfern	Catocala sp. likely antinympha - From Sweetfern	Catocala innubens - The Betrothed Underwing	"Pupa" 15x22
"Wild Lettuce" 21x31	Pseudeva purpurigera - Straight-Lined Looper	Pseudeva purpurigera - Straight-Lined Looper	Psychomorpha epimenis - Grapevine Epimenis
Psychomorpha epimenis - Grapevine Epimenis	Alypia octomaculata - Eight-spotted Forester	"Grapevine Calligraphy" 21x31	Eudryas grata - Beautiful Woodnymph
Eudryas grata - Beautiful Woodnymph	Tufted Bird-dropping Moth - Cerma cerintha	Schinia florida - Evening Primrose Moth	"Goldenrod Flower Caterpillars"
Heliothis virescens - Tobbaco Budworm	Cucullia asteroides - The Asteroid	Brown-hooded Owlet	Cucullia convexipennis (Brown-hooded Owlet)
Brown-hooded Owlet	Brown-hooded Owlet	Calophasia lunula - Toadflax brocade moth	Calophasia lunula - Toadflax brocade moth
Psaphida styracis - Fawn Sallow	Amphipyra pyramidoides - Copper Underwing	Lithophane antennata - Ashen Pinion - "Death To Wintermoths!"	Lithophane querquera - Shivering Pinion
Lithophane querquera - Shivering Pinion	Melanchra adjuncta - Hitched Arches	Striped Garden Caterpillar - Goldenrod	Trichordestra legitima (Striped Garden Caterpillar)
Phosphila turbulenta - Turbulent Phosphila	Phosphila turbulenta - Turbulent Phosphila	Phosphila turbulenta - Turbulent Phosphila	Xestia badicollis (White Pine Dart)
Scotogramma trifolii (Clover Cutworm)	Smith's Dart (Xestia smithii)	Smith's Dart (Xestia smithii)	Spodoptera species (Armyworm)
Spodoptera species (Armyworm)	Orgyia leucostigma - White Marked Tussock	Orgyia leucostigma - White Marked Tussock	Dasychira basiflava - Yellow Based Tussock
Dasychira basiflava - Yellow Based Tussock	Haploa contigua (The Neighbor Moth)	Haploa sp.clymene? - Tigermoth	Cycnia tenera - Dogbane tiger-moth or Delicate Cycnia
Wooly Bear Caterpillar	Wooly Bear Caterpillar	Yellow Bear Morphs	Spilosoma virginica (Yellow Bear)
Euchaetes egle - Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar	Hemaris diffinis -Snowberry Clearwing	Hemaris diffinis -Snowberry Clearwing	Hemaris thysbe - Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe - Hummingbird Clearwing	Hemaris thysbe - Hummingbird Clearwing	Hemaris thysbe - Hummingbird Clearwing	Darapsa myron - Hog Sphinx
"Color of Grape" 21x31	Darapsa choerilus- Azalea Sphinx	Lettered Sphinx	Lettered Sphinx
Amphion floridensis - Nessus Sphinx	Sphecodina abbottii - Abbott's Sphinx	Sphecodina abbottii - Abbott's Sphinx	Sphecodina abbottii - Abbott's Sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii - Abbott's Sphinx	Sphecodina abbottii - Abbott's Sphinx	Sphecodina abbottii - Abbott's Sphinx	Sphecodina abbottii - Abbott's Sphinx
Eumorpha achemon - Achemon Sphinx	Eumorpha achemon - Red Phase Achemon Sphinx	Eumorpha achemon - Green Phase Achemon Sphinx	Eumorpha achemon - Red Phase Achemon Sphinx
Eumorpha achemon - Brown Phase Achemon Sphinx	Eumorpha achemon - Green Phase Achemon Sphinx	Eumorpha achemon - Three phases	Eumorpha pandorus - Pandora Sphinx
Eumorpha pandorus - Pandora Sphinx	Eumorpha pandorus - Pandora Sphinx	Eumorpha pandorus - Pandora Sphinx	Eumorpha pandorus - Pandora Sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis (Twin-spotted Sphinx)	Smerinthus jamaicensis (Twin-spotted Sphinx)	Paonias excaecatus (Blinded Sphinx)	Paonias excaecatus - Blinded Sphinx
Paonias myops - Small-eyed Sphinx	Paonias myops - Small-eyed Sphinx	Paonias myops - Small-eyed Sphinx	Amorpha juglandis - Walnut Sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa - Waved Sphinx	Ceratomia undulosa - Waved Sphinx	Ceratomia undulosa - Waved Sphinx	Ceratomia undulosa - Waved Sphinx
Ceratomia amyntor - Elm Sphinx	Ceratomia amyntor - Elm Sphinx	Ceratomia amyntor - Elm Sphinx	Ceratomia amyntor - Elm Sphinx
Ceratomia amyntor - Elm Sphinx	Sphinx kalmiae - Laurel Sphinx	"Fawn Sphinx"	WALL of DIVERSITY: "Fawn Sphinx"
Sphinx poecilla	Apple Sphinx - Sphinx poecila	Dolba hyloeus - Pawpaw Sphinx	Dolba hyloeus - Pawpaw Sphinx
"Tobacco Hornworm on Flowers"	Manduca sexta - Tobacco Hornworm	"Tobacco Hornworm Leaf"	Manduca sexta - Carolina Sphinx Pupa
Lapara sp. - Pine Sphinx	Lapara sp. - Pine Sphinx	Malacosoma americanum - Eastern Tent Moth "The Afterlife"	Phyllodesma americana - Lappet Moth
Phyllodesma americana - Lappet Moth	Citheronia regalis - Hickory Horned Devil (no longer in mass!)	Eacles imperialis - Imperial Moth	Hemileuca lucina - New England Buck Moth
Hemileuca lucina - New England Buck Moth	Automeris Io - IO Moth	Automeris Io - Io Silk Moth	Automeris Io - Io Silk Moth
Hyalophora cecropia - Cecropia Silk Moth	Hyalophora cecropia - Cecropia Silk Moth	Callosamia promethea - Promethea Silk Moth	Callosamia promethea -Promethea Silk Moth
Callosamia promethea - Promethea Silk Moth	Callosamia promethea - Promethea Silk Moth	Callosamia promethea - Promethea Silk Moth	Antheraea polyphemus - Polyphemus Silk Moth
"Polyphemus Moth Red Maple"	Antheraea polyphemus - Polyphemus Silk Moth	Actias luna - Luna Moth	Actias luna - Luna Moth
Actias luna - Luna Moth	WALL of DIVERSITY: "Luna Moth Face"	Actias luna - Luna Moth	Evergestis rimosalis (cross-striped cabbage worm)
Evergestis rimosalis (cross-striped cabbage worm)	Apoda biguttata - Shagreened Slug	Apoda biguttata - Shagreened Slug	Apoda biguttata - Shagreened Slug
Tortricidia flexuosa - Abbreviated Slug	Tortricidia flexuosa - Abbreviated Slug	Tortricidia pallida - Red-crossed Button Slug	Lithacodes fasciola - Yellow Shouldered Slug
Lithacodes fasciola - Yellow Shouldered Slug	Packardia elegans - Elegant Tailed Slug	Packardia elegans - Elegant Tailed Slug	Packardia geminata - Jewel Tailed Slug
Adoneta spinuloides - Purple-crested Slug	Adoneta spinuloides - Purple-crested Slug Moth	Adoneta spinuloides (Purple-crested Slug)	Adoneta spinuloides (Purple-crested Slug)
Phobetron pithecium - Monkey Slug	Phobetron pithecium - Monkey Slug	Phobetron pithecium - Monkey Slug	Phobetron pithecium - Monkey Slug
Phobetron pithecium - Monkey Slug	Phobetron pithecium - Monkey Slug	Phobetron pithecium - Monkey Slug	Phobetron pithecium (Monkey Slug / Hag Moth)
Phobetron pithecium (Monkey Slug / Hag Moth)	Isa textula - Crowned Slug	Isa textula - Crowned Slug	Prolimacodes badia - Skiff Moth
Euclea delphinii - Spiny Oak Slug Moth