The external morphology of Lepidoptera is the physiological structure of the bodies of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera, also known as butterflies and moths. Lepidoptera are distinguished fr
The head of a small white butterfly (Pieris rapae). Note the upward pointing labial palpi on both sides of the coiled proboscis.
Adult Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
Pupa of a sphingid moth
Caterpillar of the subfamily Arctiinae
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Caterpillars are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera. In common speech, any caterpillar-shaped insect larva such as of a sawfly is often called a caterpillar.
Euthalia aconthea (baron butterfly) caterpillar found in India
Caterpillar of Papilio machaon
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar feeding on an unopened seed pod of swamp milkweed
Caterpillar nest of Thaumetopoea pityocampa on a Pinus halepensis branch