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When people ask me what kind of butterfly or moth a caterpillar will become, I'll post the pictures here and if you know the answer, please send me an e-mail.  I'll post any answers I get as soon as I can.  Enjoy! 

Eight Spotted Forester (Moth) Info courtesy of Kerri by way of  "Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars" by Amy Bartlett Wright.	White Marked Tussock Moth.  Its host plants are Oak trees. The hairs are allergenic and it is considered a minor pest.	Thanks to Stuart S. for telling me that this is an Azalea Caterpillar!
Photo by Ellis Fleming Teras Sphinx (Xylophanes teras) (Thanks to Cameron Cherii!)	Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar. It will become a Regal Moth (Royal Walnut Moth) -Thanks to Sherri Hudson! http://www.hilarynelson.com/Hobbies/ Bugs/HickoryHornedDevilCaterpillar/	What is it? Seen in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. It looks like a Acronyctodes cautama.  Thanks to John & Jane Balaban! (But I still don't know what to call it.)
? Seen in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. Frank Gregory in Mexico City tells me this is a Pipevine Swallowtail	? Seen in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.	? Seen in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
? Seen in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.	Some kind of moth eggs Seen in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.	Here's a cute one! This is a Banded Sphinx moth caterpillar (Eumorpha fasciata). (Thanks to Cameron Cherii!)
This caterpillar was photographed by Jim Pruett 25 years ago in Chester County, PA. This is a Butternut Woolyworm on a Walnut tree and will become a Sawfly Thanks to Candis Binkley!	This one is about 4" long and was seen by Jane in West Palm Beach, Florida Thanks to John & Jane Balaban, It looks a lot like a Sphinx Moth, possibly Pachylia Ficus.	This beauty was found by David W. in Darien Ct. Does anyone know what it is? Cameron Cherii has identified this as Abbot's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii)
Cameron Cherii informs me that this is a Cecropia moth caterpillar (Hylophora cecropia)	This was found by Jen on a Hydrangea.  Info anyone? This is an Elm Sawfly larva. Thanks to Cameron Cherii!	Any info on this big guy? Stephen Powell tells me he is an Imperial Moth caterpillar. One of the Giant Silkmoths, same family as Cecropia.

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