Forest tent caterpillars turn into brown moths and green when night falls.Mostly moths are brown,white and tan but they always turn out to be green just like glow in the dark stuff you find on the fourth of July.Which was 3 days back....................................................................................................................thats all:)
They are usually referred to as Forest Tent Caterpillar Moths (Malacosoma disstria).
Yes. They are the larval form of a butterfly or moth, which is an insect.
yes
Virtually all caterpillars are vegetarians, they don't eat other insects.
No, but some moth caterpillars eat wool.
Yes, the moths wings are the same color as the leaves of its host plant/tree. The caterpillars are also the same color as the leaves.
bats
A butterfly larva is called a caterpillar; moth larvae are called the same thing. Both insects undergo complete metamorphosis when the caterpillars enter their pupal stages, emerging in their adult forms.
Yes, but some turn into moths.Before I answer I must say you should rephrase the question to: Do all species of caterpillars transform into butterflies, because the simplest answer would be no, because some will get eaten, stepped on, etc... and will not undergo transformation.As well as hawk-moth caterpillars, atlas-moth caterpillars and silk-moth caterpillars which by name they turn into moths.
Tussock moth caterpillars are relatively toxic to other animals. If a dog ingests one, it could get very sick from the poison.
Moths, like butterflies, metamorphosis from caterpillars, just a different species of caterpillars.
New Hampshire is home to a number of insects, including caterpillars. The Banded Woollybear Caterpillar Moth, Saddleback Caterpillar, Slug Caterpillar Moth, and Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth can all be found in NH.