8 Spectacular Caterpillars That Look Like Snakes


Black Spiked Caterpillar Caterpillar, Insects, Spike

Learn how to identify UK caterpillars and what they eat with BBC Countryfile Magazine's spotter's guide.


Black Caterpillars An Identification Guide to Common Species Owlcation

Description: Up to 7 cm long. Dark and covered with brown hairs and golden speckles. A row of white hairs runs down each side of the body. Fox moth caterpillar ©David Longshaw Fox moth When & where: June-April, most obvious in spring. Common habitats include heathland and coastal grassland. Description: Up to 7 cm long.


8 Spectacular Caterpillars That Look Like Snakes

A caterpillar is the larval stage of a moth or butterfly. It is the second part of their four-stage life cycle (egg, larva, pupa, adult). Caterpillars have long, worm-like bodies with six true legs. They can also have a variable number of stumpy false legs (called prolegs), which help them to move and cling to things.


Illustrated Guide to British Caterpillars Wildlife Insight

Upper body is black, ruddy brown below, with long, pale hairs all over. The archetypal hairy caterpillar, this 'woolly bear' has a mesmerising undulating gait. Eats a variety of food plants, including nettles, docks and hound's tongue. Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) 25-30mm. Has yellow and black bars with sparse, long, pale hairs.


black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon)

Black spiky caterpillars are unusual types of butterfly or moth larvae. The dark-colored, worm-like bugs can have a menacing appearance with their jet-black bodies, light or white markings, and fleshy spines or spikes on their body. Black caterpillars are typically not venomous despite their spikes because they don't contain poison-filled spines.


Fuzzy black caterpillar by Elleiancole on DeviantArt

Learn how to identify common British caterpillars with our expert guide to distinguishing markings, what they eat, and where and when to find them.


Black caterpillar with weird orange and black spikes. South Carolina. r/whatsthisbug

In early summer, young fox moth caterpillars are black with orange bands. Older, larger caterpillars are dark on the sides and orange on top, with very long hairs giving them a fluffy appearance.. With dozens of butterflies and thousands of moths in the UK, there's a huge variety of caterpillars to be found. This caterpillar…


The Lover of Nettles Whiteknights biodiversity

Description: Up to 7 cm long. Hairy, with long dark hairs on the sides of the body and shorter orange hairs on top. Young caterpillars are dark with orange bands. Oak eggar When & where: August-June. A variety of habitats including grassland, heathland, fens, and hedgerows. Often found crawling across paths in spring.


Black Caterpillars An Identification Guide to Common Species Owlcation

Immature caterpillars are mainly black with yellow bands across the body.


Surprise as giant caterpillar found in garden Telford Shropshire Star

Invertebrate / By Vy Nguyen Some of the most unique-looking caterpillars are black. Found across North America, these caterpillars can be hosted by trees, herbs, flowers, and grasses. Most of these caterpillars are black throughout their caterpillar growth stages.


What Small Black Caterpillar Has Black Warts, Tufts of Spiky Hair and Yellow Stripes? Natural

Length: 45mm Foodplant: cabbages and other members of the Brassica family Where to see: a range of habitats, usually anywhere near cabbages and lettuces! When to see: first brood mid May-July, second brood August-October Large white butterfly ( Pieris brassicae)


Tortoiseshell caterpillars congregating on their favourite food nettle leaves

A caterpillar is a young moth or butterfly. It is the second part of their four-stage life cycle (egg, larva, pupa, adult). Caterpillars have long, worm-like bodies with six real legs. They can also have some stumpy fake legs (called prolegs), which help them to move and cling to things. Caterpillars can be fat and fluffy, brightly coloured or.


Black spiky caterpillars Wolsely Nature Reserve, Staffords… Flickr

A caterpillar is the larval stage of a moth or butterfly. It is the second part of their four-stage life cycle (egg, larva, pupa, adult). Caterpillars have long, worm-like bodies with six true legs. They can also have a variable number of stumpy false legs (called prolegs), which help them to move and cling to things.


Poisonous caterpillars that can cause asthma attacks have spread inland for the first time

The caterpillars of this large family of insects known as Lepidoptera can vary greatly in size, colour, shape, pattern and behaviour. Even the number, position and type of legs can vary between species and features such as this can help with identification. Caterpillar identification queries


Tussock moth caterpillar. Moth caterpillar, Moth, Caterpillar

A caterpillar is the larval stage of a moth or butterfly. It is the second part of their four-stage life cycle (egg, larva, pupa, adult). Caterpillars have long, worm-like bodies with six true legs. They can also have a variable number of stumpy false legs (called prolegs), which help them to move and cling to things.


What Small Black Caterpillar Has Black Warts, Tufts of Spiky Hair and Yellow Stripes? Natural

7. Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar. As it matures, the caterpillar develops a green body with large "eyespots" that mimic the appearance of a snake's head, deterring predators. The spicebush swallowtail caterpillar, scientifically known as Papilio troilus, is a unique and cleverly camouflaged species.