Spruce Budworm Caterpillar (IMAGE)

Entomological Society of America

Spruce Budworm Caterpillar

Caption

This is a spruce budworm caterpillar (Choristoneura fumiferana), one of many caterpillars that can be successfully reared on the McMorran diet, or a modified version of it.

Credit

Jerald E. Dewey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.

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