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That it will become a butterfly or moth(Lepidoptera order) is what is special about a caterpillar.

Specifically, the caterpillar represents the larval stage of a butterfly or moth. So it may be called a larva, or larvae if there are more than one being referred to. But those larvae that do not become butterflies or moths cannot be called caterpillars.

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