A caterpillar's body plan — by Thomas Hossie on

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The External Morphology of Larval Lepidopterans I came across this really good diagram of a caterpillar's body plan so I decided t...

Caterpillar of the Day - Papilio troilus (Papilionidae) — by Thomas Hossie on

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Papilio troilus ( Papilionidae ) The Spicebush Swallowtail may be the best known North American example of a caterpillar with eyes...

Caterpillar of the Day - Lintneria eremitus (Sphingidae) — by Thomas Hossie on

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Lintneria eremitus ( Sphingidae ) This is an interesting case on many fronts. I photographed inflated caterpillar specimens of thi...

Caterpillar of the day - Sphinx chersis (Sphingidae) — by Thomas Hossie on

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Sphinx chersis ( Sphingidae ) Also known as the Great Ask Sphinx or Northern Ash Sphinx , Sphinx chersis was another species th...

Caterpillar of the day - Ceratomia amyntor (Sphingidae) — by Thomas Hossie on

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Ceratomia amyntor ( Sphingidae ) This species is better known as the Elm Sphinx or the Four-horned Sphinx . The first name relates to...

Trip to the Canadian National Collection — by Thomas Hossie on

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Monday I took a trip to the Canadian National collection if Insects  (CNC) at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada to see the Papiliondae an...