Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History

Contents\nPreface\nAcknowledgments\nPhotographics and Artwork Credits\nPart One. Introductory Sections\nIntroduction\nMorphology\nTelling Macros from Micros\nNot Quite Caterpillars\nCaterpillar Life Cycle\nFinding Caterpillars\nWhere to Search\nWhen To Search\nRearing Caterpillars\nOverwintering Larvae and Pupae\nStarting with Eggs\nSexing Adults\nFeeding Females\nNatural Enemies\nSurvival Strategies\nPreserving Larvae\nPhotography\nCollecting, Vouchering, and Conservation\nCaterpillar Projects for Schools, Nature Centers, and Universities\nUsing this Guide\nClassification and Nomenclature\nHelpful Websites\nPart Two. Family and Species Accounts\nSlug Caterpillars – Limacodidae\nFlannel Moths – Megalopygidae\nSmoky Moths – Zygaenidae\nSkippers – Hesperiidae\nSwallowtails – Papilionidae\nWhites and Sulphurs – Pieridae\nHairstreaks, Blues, Coppers, and Metalmarks – Lycaenidae\nBrushfoots – Nymphalidae\nHooktip and Thyatirine Moths – Drepanidae\nLoopers, Inchworms, and Spanworms – Geometridae\nScoopwings – Uraniidae (Subfamily Epipleminae)\nSack-Bearers – Mimallonidae\nTrue Silkworm and Apatelodine Moths – Bombycidae\nTent Caterpillars and Lappet Moths – Lasiocampidae\nGiant Silkworm and Royal Moths – Saturniidae\nHornworms (Sphinx Or Hawk Moths) – Sphingidae\nProminents – Notodontidae\nOwlets, Cutworms, Underwings, and Kin – Noctuidae\nPantheas and Yellowhorns – Pantheidae\nTussock Caterpillars – Lymantriidae\nNolids – Nolidae\nTiger, Lichen, and Wasp Moths – Arctiidae\nMexican Jumping Bean Caterpillar – Tortricidae\nMescal, Agave, Or Maguey Worm – Cossidae\nGlossary\nHelpful and Cited Literature\nFoodplant Index\nTaxonomic and Subject Index