The caterpillar is an insect. The caterpillars have a soft body. The caterpillar size is 1mm to 14 cm. The butterfly larva stage is caterpillar. The caterpillar is the second stage in its four stages of life cycle egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The caterpillar has six proper legs so it is an insect. The caterpillar is life in trees and grass. The caterpillar stage after comes the pupa stage. The caterpillar has two tooth-like mouths to bite and chew. The caterpillar has a cylindrical body. The caterpillar has six pairs of small eyes. The caterpillar is eat-in various types of leaf in plants and small insects. The insects or caterpillars have three body parts: - head, abdomen, and thorax. The exoskeleton has an external covering of the caterpillar. The caterpillar has hair to cover the body called setae. The caterpillar has breathed a small hole called a spiracle. The caterpillar is a false leg called prolegs. The caterpillar has five pairs of prolegs. The prolegs are helping to climb onto plants. The caterpillar has 4000 muscles in the body and 248 muscles alone in the head. The painted lady lifespan is 12 months. The wingspan of Old world swallowtail is 6.5 – 8.6 cm. The wingspan of Painted lady is 4 – 7.3 cm and Cabbage white is 3.2 – 4.7 cm.
Order - Lepidoptera
Type of caterpillar:-
1. Geometrid caterpillar
2. CH Caterpillar
3. Privet hawk moth caterpillar
4. Poplar hawk-moth caterpillar
5. Black orange fuzzy caterpillar
6. Lycaenidae caterpillar
7. Red-humped caterpillar
8. Forest tent caterpillar
9. Small Geometrid caterpillar
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