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The 14 pages that link to Caterpillar, each with the reason it gives.

• LarvaBroader topic: Caterpillars exemplify feeding larvae that differ sharply from winged adults.

• CountershadingBroader topic: Some caterpillars use countershading, demonstrating that the pattern occurs beyond vertebrates.

• LepidopteraBroader topic: This familiar larval form precedes the pupal and adult stages.

• ButterflyBroader topic: This is the butterfly’s active feeding stage before pupation.

• MothBroader topic: Most moth larvae are caterpillars, though their forms and diets vary greatly.

• Maria Sibylla MerianBroader topic: Caterpillars and their host plants recur throughout her observations and illustrations.

• Butterfly life cycleBroader topic: This stage consumes food and grows through repeated molts.

• NoctuidaeRelated: Noctuid larvae include familiar cutworms and armyworms.

• Parasitoid waspBroader topic: Many parasitoid wasps develop inside caterpillars, which provide food for their larvae.

• CouaRelated: Insects such as caterpillars are among the prey couas find while foraging.

• LasiocampidaeNarrower topic: The family’s distinctive communal behavior occurs mainly during this stage.

• LepidopterologyBroader topic: Larval form and diet are central subjects in lepidopteran biology.

• Pieris brassicaeBroader topic: This is the stage that consumes cabbage-family plants and causes most crop damage.

• TortricidaeBroader topic: The leaf-rolling and plant-feeding traits characteristic of many tortricids occur in this stage.