All caterpillar species
Catalogue of 89 caterpillar species from France with photos, descriptions, host plants and distribution.
- Old World SwallowtailPapilio machaon
- Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri
- Scarce SwallowtailIphiclides podalirius
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes
- Large TortoiseshellNymphalis polychloros
- Garden Tiger MothArctia caja
- ApolloParnassius apollo
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Willowherb Hawk-mothProserpinus proserpina
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Two-tailed PashaCharaxes jasius
- Tau EmperorAglia tau
- Kentish GloryEndromis versicolora
- Copper UnderwingAmphipyra effusa
- StreakChesias legatella
- Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus
- Bedstraw Hawk-mothHyles vespertilio
- Langmaid's Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthina
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
- Lettuce SharkCucullia lactucae
- Southern SwallowtailPapilio alexanor
- Mullein SharkCucullia verbasci
- Spurge Hawk-mothHyles euphorbia
- Death's Head Hawk-mothAcherontia atropos
- Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri
- Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
- Hummingbird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
- Poplar KittenFurcula bifida
- Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli
- Oleander Hawk-mothDaphnis nerii
- Puss MothCerura vinula
- Bedstraw Hawk-mothHyles gallii
- Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi
- Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-mothHemaris fuciformis
- Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae
- Oak Hawk-mothMarumba quercus
- Willowherb Hawk-mothHyles hippophaes
- Eyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellata
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
- Berger's Clouded YellowColias alfacariensis
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Cotton BollwormHelicoverpa armigera
- Dun-barCosmia trapezina
- Goat MothCossus cossus
- Black-veined WhiteAporia crataegi
- Mallow SkipperCarcharodus alceae
- Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria
- Buff-tipPhalera bucephala
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
- Spindle Ermine MothYponomeuta cagnagella
- Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
- Figure of EightDiloba caeruleocephala
- DrinkerEuthrix potatoria
- Grass EggarEriogaster catax
- Ground LackeyMalacosoma castrensis
- LackeyMalacosoma neustria
- Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda
- Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus
- SycamoreAcronicta aceris
- Grey DaggerAcronicta psi
- Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi
- Pine-tree LappetDendrolimus pini
- Oak ProcessionaryThaumetopoea processionea
- VapourerOrgyia antiqua
- Grass EggarLasiocampa trifolii
- Gypsy MothLymantria dispar
- Brown-tailEuproctis chrysorrhoea
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- PeacockAglais io
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- MapAraschnia levana
- Queen of Spain FritillaryIssoria lathonia
- Small Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia
- Giant Peacock MothSaturnia pyri
- White AdmiralLadoga camilla
- European CommaPolygonia c-album
- Spanish Moon MothGraellsia isabellae
- Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac
- Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa
- Pine Processionary MothThaumetopoea pityocampa
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- The Cinnabar MothTyria jacobaeae
- Dot MothMelanchra persicariae
- Peppered MothBiston betularia
- Scarce DaggerAcronicta auricoma