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What do caterpillars typically eat?

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Caterpillars are larval form of the order Lepidoptera. Caterpillars eat plants called host plants, while the adult butterflies drink nectar plants. If caterpillars don't have access to their specific host plant, they wont eat anything and thus they will die.

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