Stunning Transformations: From Caterpillars To Butterflies

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Jan 30, 2021 3:00 PM EST

The beauty of nature is unparalleled. There are such amazing natural phenomena in the world, things that make us appreciate just how amazing nature and animals actually are. Butterflies and moths - that's one of those natural occurrences in nature that no matter how many times we see, we are always amazed by, watching these little weird creatures transform.

We want to thank BlackNBlue7 on imgur for collecting pictures of some of the most amazing caterpillar to moth transformations we've seen in this viral thread. We are always excited to appreciate nature in all of its glory.

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01
"Comet Moth Caterpillar: Rain forests of Madagascar"

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via BlackNBlue7
02
"Comet Moth"

via BlackNBlue7
03
"Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar: Southern Canada to southern Florida (except the Miami area and Keys) and west to Texas"

via BlackNBlue7
04
"Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly"

via BlackNBlue7
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"Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillar: New England down to Florida west to Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Oregon"

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via BlackNBlue7
06
"Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly"

via Edward Perry IV
07
"Curved Lined Owlet Moth Caterpillar: From New Hampshire to Florida, west to Montana and Texas"

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via BlackNBlue7
08
"Curved Lined Owlet Moth"

via BlackNBlue7
09
"Jewel Caterpillar, Dalceridae Moth Caterpillar: Amazon rainforest"

via BlackNBlue7
10
"Jewel Moth, Dalceridae Moth"

via David Brownell
11
"Saddleback Caterpillar: Eastern United States"

via thecaterpillarlab
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"Saddleback Moth"

via BlackNBlue7
13
"Snake Mimic Caterpillar, Hemeroplanes Triptolemus: Guatemala, Belize, and Costa Rica"

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via BlackNBlue7
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"Snake Mimic Moth, Hemeroplanes Triptolemus"

via BlackNBlue7
15
"Flannel Moth Caterpillar: New Jersey to Florida and west to Arkansas and Texas"

via BlackNBlue7
16
"Flannel Moth"

via Donna Brunet
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"Shaggy Dog Caterpillar, Spotted Apatelodes Moth: Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Missouri, and Texas"

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via BlackNBlue7
18
"Shaggy Dog Moth, Spotted Apatelodes Moth"

via BlackNBlue7
19
"Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar: Eastern North America"

via BlackNBlue7
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"Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly"

via BlackNBlue7
21
"Carnivorous Caterpillar, Eupithecia: Hawaiian Islands"

via NAT GEO WILD
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"Carnivorous Caterpillar Moth"

via BlackNBlue7
23
"Cecropia Moth Caterpillar: Hardwood forests east of the Rocky Mountains"

via BlackNBlue7
24
"Cecropia Moth"

via BlackNBlue7
25
"Monkey Slug Caterpillar, Hag Moth Caterpillar: New England to Mississippi and Arkansas"

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via BlackNBlue7
26
"Monkey Slug Moth, Hag Moth"

via Ken Childs
27
"Dragonhead Caterpillar: Temperate regions of North America, Europe, China and southern Australia"

via BlackNBlue7
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"Dragonhead Caterpillar Butterfly, The Blue Nawab Butterfly"

via Koh Cher Hern
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"Dagger Moth Caterpillar: East of the Rocky Mountains"

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via BlackNBlue7
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"Dagger Moth"

via Ken Childs