Pictures of big green moths. Tomato hornworms are really big green alien like caterpillars that can munch through and devastate your vegetable garden. A big light yelowish green caterpillar rests on a branch of a wild pear tree. Examples of a large moth in my other galleries my moth galleries especially my sphinx moths if it is not there check these for other big moths. Some have observed raised pink spots and this can vary from region to region.
The color variation in the pictures is an artifact of the lighting. Lovely large moth photographed on a white background. Large hawk moth with colorful wing pattern. Nondescript brown moths lay pearl like eggs on your tomato pepper or eggplant from which the big green monsters will hatch and start to eat voraciously.
The luna moth actias luna is a nearctic moth in the family saturniidae subfamily saturniinae a group commonly known as giant silk mothsit has lime green colored wings and a white body. There is a band of yellowish spiracles and some reddish colored tubercles on each side. The larvae caterpillars are also green. These spines release a painful venom when touched even slightly.
The caterpillars begin as red larvae but then turn bright green with many spines. For the last couple of years a google search on large moths or large moth results in this as near the top site so welcome. The white band through the center of the females wings is the key field identification clue. A big plump green caterpillar that can grow up to 3 8 cm and act aggressively.
The two pictures show a male and female respectively. In the garden the big green caterpillar on a green plant. Silk moths or sphinx moths or underwings or carpenterworms the cecropia is the largest moth in north america. Automeris io automeris io is a colorful moth species found in most parts of north america.
Most moths are disliked by people because of their gloomy and dull coloring. In the woods big green caterpillar. And center spot at the middle of each. The tiger moth family is probably best known for its woolly bear caterpillars.
In the woods a big green caterpillar of indian moon moth actias selene on a tree branch. This exceptional insect is the luna moth a large green moth which is a member of a family of giant silk moths called saturniidae. The the big green caterpillar on a green plant. In the garden the big green caterpillar on a branch isolated.
The larva of the luna moth are bright green see video below and have narrow yellow lines on them. Lovely large moth photographed on a white background. Cecropia moth caterpillar the cecropia moth caterpillar is a type of large green caterpillar with yellow and blue nodules. Luna moth larva and life cycle.
A beautiful and strange large green camouflage moth on a dirt path in uganda africa.