The caterpillars (and the adult moths) are very similar in appearance — 2¼ inches long, pale green with four long, bright red knobs on top of the head, and a yellow knob above its tail end.

Tomato hornworms, Manduca quinquemaculata, are large green caterpillars that devour tomato plants along with other nightshades including peppers, potatoes, and eggplant. They can also be a little ...

Several types of caterpillars damage tomato plants in Missouri, but the tomato hornworm and the tobacco hornworm usually get the most attention because of the prominent horn on the last segment of ...

The caterpillars of the white-lined sphinx moth are ordinarily lime green or yellow with black markings. They can grow as big as the width of your hand and have a yellow or orange horn with a ...

These green caterpillars are the larvae form of the winter moth. This insect entered the northeast during the past decade and continues to spread west and south. It was found in Canada back in the ...

Two hickory horned devil caterpillars were found Aug. 19 at Delaware Canal State Park. In addition to being victimized by parasitic flies, the caterpillars have suffered from habitat destruction ...