Caterpillar Collection

Hornet and Wild Rose, 1950 (oil on canvas)
RAV66521 Hornet and Wild Rose, 1950 (oil on canvas) by Ravilious, Tirzah (nee Garwood) (1908-51); 30.5x40.5 cm; Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK

Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by J Mulder, from a visit to Suriname, South America

Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by P Sluyter, from a visit to Suriname, South America

Sea green swallowtail butterfly
Sea green swallowtail (Papilio lorquinianus) butterfly. This butterfly is found in Indonesia, Sulawesi, Borneo, Java, Sumatra and in the Philippines

Silk moth and silkworm, Bombyx mori, on mulberry leaves, Morus alba

Illustration of butterflies and green caterpillars on plant and flower stems

Inachis io, peacock butterfly
Plate 23 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Still Life of Flowers
BAL53925 Still Life of Flowers by Heem, Jan Davidsz de (1606-84) (and studio); Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Tobacco hornworm with tobacco plant
Tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) with a damaged tobacco plant, artwork. This species is common throughout North America

Wooly Bear - Larva of a Tiger Moth
ROG-8192 Large Tiger MOTH - Wooly Bear caterpillar Distribution

Wanderer / Monarch / Milkweed Butterfly - caterpillar
LB-3393 Wanderer / Monarch / Milkweed Butterfly - caterpillar Danaus plexippus Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Caterpillar track steam engine by R. Hornsby & Sons
The first and original Caterpillar or walking engine made by R. Hornsby & Sons of Grantham. R. Hornsby & Sons grew into a major manufacturer of agricultural machinery, at their Spittle Gate Works

Carroll / Alice / Caterpilla
Alice and the Caterpillar

Butterflies, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Butterflies, 19th century. Top Left: Wall Butterfly, Underside. Top right: Hedge Brown. Top centre: Speckled Wood, Underside. Middle left: Speckled Wood. Middle right: Ringlet

Painted lady butterfly life cycle F007 / 6614
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) life cycle

Caprimulgus vociferus, whip-poor-will
Plate 82 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Construction workers working on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and a caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets a caterpillar sitting on a mushroom, smoking a hookah. Date: early 20th century

Insects, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Insects, c1910. Insects, invertebrates with exoskeletons, are the most diverse group of animals, over 90% of all animal life forms on Earth are insects

Illustration of life cycle of Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) from pupa and caterpillar, to adult butterfly

Caterpillar, Elephant Hawk-moth -Deilephila elpenor-, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Vase of Flowers, c. 1660. Creator: Jan Davidsz de Heem
Vase of Flowers, c. 1660

Mopane Emperor Moth - Caterpillars / “worms” gathered for food in Zimbabwe
PS-5969 Mopane Emperor MOTH - Caterpillars / worms gathered for food in Zimbabwe

Woolly Bear - caterpillar feeding on grasses by night (Tri-coloured Tiger Moth)
ASW-4784 Woolly Bear - caterpillar feeding on grasses by night (Tri-coloured Tiger Moth) Grahamstown - Eastern Cape - South Africa Rhodogastria amasis Alan J. S

Blue Tit - pair feeding grubs to chicks at nest
WAT-8833 Blue Tit - pair feeding grubs to chicks at nest Parus caeruleus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Tomato Hornworm - gerden / crop pest
JZ-2266 Tomato Hornworm - garden / crop pest

Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, on ragwort
Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, larva and pupa on ragwort plant, Jacobaea vulgaris. St. Jans beestje

Ananas comosus (pineapple) & Philaethria dido
Pineapple tree (Ananas comosus) with butterfly, caterpillar & crysalis (Philaethria dido). Plate 2 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)

COCOA. Branch of a cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao). Line engraving by P. Sluyter after a drawing by Maria Sibylla Merian, from Merians De metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium, 1705

Larval (and pupal) case of bagworm, or psychid moth, constructed of plant fragments
ROG-11484 BAGWORM / PSYCHID MOTH - larval and pupal case of Bagworm or Psychid moth

Puss Moth Larvae
JLM-11618 PUSS MOTH LARVAE / Caterpillar - FALSE HEAD Cerura vinula John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Deaths Head Moth
DEATHs HEAD HAWK MOTH with its caterpillar Date: 1880

Lesser puss moth, Cerura erminea
Lesser puss moth or feline, Cerura erminea. Phalaena erminea

Oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii, moth, caterpillar and pupa.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1799

Lobster moth (Stauropus fagi)
Illustration of a Lobster moth (Stauropus fagi), also known as lobster prominen

Caterpillar egg
Scanning electron microscope image of a caterpillar egg (x 90), the caterpillar emerges by chewing through the shell (x 350)

Cecropia moth caterpillar - Hyalophora cecropia

Large Emerald butterfly, (Geometra papilionaria), illustration
DGA1141103 Large Emerald butterfly, (Geometra papilionaria), illustration; Private Collection; (add.info.: Zoology - Insects - Lepidoptera - Large Emerald butterfly, (Geometra papilionaria)

A crawler excavator with rotating house platform & continuous caterpillar track with reinforced concrete box culverts

Caterpillar in its carnival outfit
Thierry Dufour

Pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea pinivora, Traumatocampa pinivora, Burning of the spun bales by forest workers to control the forest pest, Historical

Pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea pinivora, Traumatocampa pinivora, Cutting of the spun bales by forest workers to control the forest pest, Historical

Pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea pinivora, Traumatocampa pinivora, a procession of caterpillars in the forest, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea pinivora, Traumatocampa pinivora, gossamer ball, caterpillar and butterfly, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Insects, 1. grain moth, Tinea granella together with caterpillars, 2. caterpillar of the clothes moth, Tinea pellionella, 3

Insects, Large Fork-tail is a butterfly, moth of the puss moth (Cerura vinula), Harpyia vinula and caterpillar of the Beech moth (Stauropus fagi), Historic

Insects, Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) is a butterfly, moth of the tooth moth family, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Insects, silk moth or domesticated silkmoth (Bombyx mori), with caterpillar and web, South American silk moth, Chinese silk moth, ailanth moth, Historic

Insects, Oleander hawk moth, Sphinx nerii, with caterpillar and pupa, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Insects, spurge hawk moth, Sphinx euphorbiae, with caterpillars, one of which defends itself against an Ichneumon pisorius, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Insects, pine hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri), with caterpillars and pupa, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Insects, 1. glider butterfly, Papilio podalirius, 2. polygonia interposita (Vanessa) levana, 3. caterpillars, 4.black lattice butterfly, Vanessa prorsa, 5

Insects, family of the misty shield beetle, Cassida nebulosa, beetle, larva, pupa, 6th Desmonota variolosa, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Insects, 1. four-spotted sac beetle, Clythra quadripunctata, 2. larva, 3. small poplar leaf beetle (Chrysomela populi) or willow leaf beetle is a beetle of the leaf beetle family, with larvae, 4

Insects, variegated oil beetle, Meloe variegatus, egg-laying female in front, on the bees and in the flowers the first larval form, the second left in the cocoons, Historic

Insects, Field cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha), also known as common cockchafer, is a species of the leaf-horned beetle family with pupa and larva, grub, Historic

Insect, northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida), with larva and pupa, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Yellow moth (Phalaena Bombyx Paphia), Gaudy Sphinx (Sphinx labruscae), butterflies, hand-colored copper engraving from children's book by Friedrich Justin Bertuch, Weimar, 1805

Amphrisus (Ornithoptera amphrisus) with caterpillar, historical illustration, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897

Black arches, nun moth (Liparis monacha), illustration from Meyers Konversationslexikon encyclopedia, 1897

Historical illustration, 19th Century, Silkworms (Bombyx mori) and cocoons, silk cocoons, Seidenraupe (Bombyx mori) und Kokons, Seidenkokons, historische Zeichnung, 19. Jahrhundert

Netze von Hand vernetzen

Cerceris rybyensis, ornate tailed digger wasp, hunting bees

Cockchafer, historical illustration, Marie Adenfeller, Friedrich Werner, Illustrated Cooking and Housekeeping Book, Friedrichshagen 1899-1900, p. 547, fig. 658

Caterpillars destroying insects on an oak tree, History, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Overview of Caterpillars, 1895, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Flower wreath, moths, caterpillars, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sybilla Merian, from Der Rupsen Begin

Yellow-green caterpillar, (Phalaena Bombyx Paphia), hand-colored copper engraving from children's book by Friedrich Justin Bertuch, Weimar, 1805

Rare photography, Common Mormon caterpillar hood up to look like a snake. Macro photo of a caterpillar with black and yellow striped body

Tomato hornworm macro close up image

Dwarf cuckoo flower (Lychnis flos-cuculi Nana), moth and caterpillar, hand-coloured copper engraving by Maria Sybille Merian from De Europoische Insecten, Amsterdam 1730

Dog rose, wasp, caterpillar, grain and ladybird, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sybilla Merian, from The Caterpillar Begin

Gooseberries, caterpillars, butterfly, hand coloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sybilla Merian, hand coloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sybilla Merian, from The Caterpillar Begin

Lackey moth (Malacosoma neustria), caterpillar, historical illustration, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897

Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) and caterpillar, historical illustration, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897

Caterpillar of the silkworm, historical illustration from: Marie Adenfeller, Friedrich Werner: Illustrated cooking and housekeeping book, Friedrichshagen 1899-1900, p. 905, Fig 991

Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio machaon), Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa), in flight on bloom of Speedwell (Veronica) with caterpillar of a Silver Y (Autographa Gamma), Germany, Europe

Color outdoor floral macro of a lush bunch of pink yellow dahlia blossoms with a caterpillar on natural blurred background taken on a sunny summer day

Digital illustration of a monarch butterfly life cycle

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EDITORS COMMENTS

The world of caterpillars is a fascinating one, filled with vibrant colors and intricate patterns. Just like the beautiful butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian, these creatures undergo a remarkable transformation. From the Inachis io, also known as the peacock butterfly, to the sea green swallowtail butterfly, their delicate wings captivate our imagination. Illustrations of butterflies and green caterpillars on plant and flower stems remind us of their close relationship with nature. They gracefully navigate through leaves and petals, finding nourishment along the way. Take for instance the tobacco hornworm with its tobacco plant companion or the wooly bear - larva of a Tiger Moth - both showcasing unique adaptations in their respective environments. Not limited to just insects, even machines have been inspired by these incredible creatures. The Caterpillar track steam engine by R. Hornsby & Sons demonstrates how nature's designs can be replicated for human use. Caterpillars have also found their place in literature and popular culture. Who could forget Carroll's iconic character from Alice in Wonderland? Alice's encounters with this enigmatic creature left an indelible mark on readers' minds. Butterflies themselves have been subjects of admiration throughout history; 19th-century artists captured their beauty in stunning illustrations that still mesmerize today. Lastly, let us not overlook the significance of caterpillars as they transform into wanderers or monarchs feeding on milkweed plants—a reminder that change is inevitable but often leads to something extraordinary. In all its forms—whether fluttering through gardens or gracing pages—the caterpillar continues to enchant us with its journey towards becoming a magnificent butterfly.