Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 1 compound words that contain caterpillars. The most common are listed below. Open caterpillars in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- puss caterpillarsplural of puss caterpillar: The larva of the puss moth Megalopyge opercularis.
- tent caterpillarsplural of tent caterpillar: A larva belonging to any of a number of species of moths of the genus Malacosoma, known for destructive infestation of trees in which the leaves are consumed and prominent, silken tent-like structures are …
- eastern tent caterpillarsplural of eastern tent caterpillar: Malacosoma americanum, a univoltine social caterpillar inhabiting communal nests in the branches of trees.
- alfalfa caterpillarsplural of alfalfa caterpillar: The larva of the alfalfa butterfly.
- Christmas caterpillarsplural of Christmas caterpillar: The caterpillar Nudaurelia cytherea.
- monarch caterpillarsplural of monarch caterpillar: The larva of the monarch butterfly.
- sea caterpillarsplural of sea caterpillar: A scaleback (kind of marine annelid).
- slug caterpillarsplural of slug caterpillar: The caterpillar of the slug moth.
- vegetable caterpillarsplural of vegetable caterpillar: Synonym of caterpillar fungus (“Ophiocordyceps sinensis”).
- zebra caterpillarsplural of zebra caterpillar: The striped larva of the American noctuid moth Melanchra picta.
- looper caterpillarsplural of looper caterpillar: The larva of any species of geometer moths (and of some species of noctuid moths) that moves with a looping gait, such as the cabbage looper.
- saddleback caterpillarsplural of saddleback caterpillar: A caterpillar - the larva of a moth native to the eastern U.S., Sibine stimulea - which usually has a green and brown saddle-shaped mark on its back.
- salt-marsh caterpillarsplural of salt-marsh caterpillar: The hairy larva of an arctiid moth.
- woolly bear caterpillarsplural of woolly bear caterpillar: A hairy caterpillar.
- Polyphemus caterpillarsplural of Polyphemus caterpillar: A large, green saturniid caterpillar with a red head; the larval form of the Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus).
- red-humped caterpillarsplural of red-humped caterpillar: The moth Oedemasia concinna.
- processionary caterpillarsplural of processionary caterpillar: The larval stage of some moths in the family Thaumetopoeidae, which move in columns in search of food, resembling a procession.
Compound words 1
- pseudocaterpillarsplural of pseudocaterpillar: A disjoint caterpillar