Fingered Dagger Moth Caterpillar

Brown top and light brown underneath, long black lashes. Spotted spetember 27 in Waverly, Nova Scotia.

White Marked Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Pretty common thought Halifax. Spotted this one September 3, 2011 near Jerry Lawrence Park, on BLT trails.

Pink-Striped Oakworm Caterpillar Moth (Anisota virginiensis)

Was about 5cm long, hairless, light brown stripes, small spikes on tail and two long spines on the mesothorax that look like antanae.

Seen August 21, 2011 in Tantallon along the Rails to Trails near Bike & Bean coffee shop. I think it's uncommon to be seen in Nova Scotia.

Rosy Maple Moth Caterpillar

5 cm long green caterpillar with small back spikes and Pinkish/red near tail end.

Great Tiger Moth Caterpillar

Dark yellow or brownish long hairy caterpillar. About 4 cm long. Known as Garden Tiger moth in Europe. Saw this one June 20, 2011 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 


Genus: Arctia Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae

Small Cabbage White Caterpillar

There's a large and small cabbage butterfly and they look totally different. Other picture normally have yellow streak on side and top, in this picture its more orange and white along side. About 3cm long

Salt marsh caterpillar (Estigmene acrea)

Orange brown furry caterpillar about 4cm long, spotted at Cole Harbour Heritage Park September 20, 2010. The area has salt marshes so the name seems correct, hard to tell the difference with a Yellow Bear (Spilosoma virginica) Virginian Tiger caterpillar.

Spotted Apatelodes Caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta)

Hard to miss this bright  furry yellow caterpillar, about 5cm long. A few long black lashes on the back and rear make it another unique caterpillar. The Spotted Apatelodes is an uncommon moth for this part of Canada, north eastern USA is more typical.
Spotted September 14, 2010, Cole Harbour Heritage Trail.

Cecropia Caterpillar (Hyalophora cecopia)

Spotted this Cecropia Caterpillar in Windsor Junction, August 17, 2010. It was huge, about 7cm long. Pretty rare moth, never seen it before