Caterpillars of Louisiana With their Adults and Associated Parasitoids

Families of Lepidoptera in the Database: Arctiidae: Tiger Moths, Wooly Bears, etc. Gelechiidae: Twirler Moths Geometridae: Loopers, Inchworms, and Spanworms Hesperiidae: Skippers Lasiocampidae: Tent Caterpillars Limacodidae: Slug Caterpillars Lymantriidae: Bag Worms Megalopygidae: Flannel Moths Noctuidae: Loopers, Dagger Moths,Cutworms, Underwings, etc.         Notodontidae: Prominents Nymphalidae: Brush-footed Butterflies Papilionidae: Swallowtail Butterflies Pieridae: Sulfur Butterflies Pyralidae: Pyralid Moths Saturniidae: Cecropia or Silkworm Moths Sphingidae: Hornworms or Sphinx Moths Zygaenidae: Other Externally Feeding Larvae: Sawflies, Beetles, Flies, and Lacewings         Caterpillar Identification KEY, explanation of site, caveats, references, and acknowledgements.   Links to other sites with Louisiana butterflies, moths, sawflies, and beetles.   ALL images on this site are copyrighted.