I’ve always wondered what the caterpillar crawling around on the ground in a garden or on a rock while I’m up on a hike in the mountains will turn into. Or even if it will at all. It’s not like it’s something we can just sit around and wait for, and surely I’m not bringing a bug out of its natural environment, but after seeing these before and after stages of caterpillars turning into butterflies and moths, I’m starting to think differently. Here are 19 absolutely stunning images of caterpillars turning into butterflies and moths.
Acharia Stimulea Before

Acharia Stimulea After

Acraga Coa Before

Acraga Coa After

Attacus Atlas Before

Attacus Atlas After

Black Swallowtail Before

Black Swallowtail After

Blue Morpho Before

Blue Morpho After

Brahmin Moth Before

Brahmin Moth After

Cecropia Before

Cecropia After

Cerura Vinula Before

Cecura Vinula After

Flannel Moth Before

Flannel Moth After

Glass Winged Butterfly Before

Glass Winged Butterfly After

Hubbard’s Small Silkmoth Before

Hubbard’s Small Silkmoth After

Lo Moth Before

Lo Moth After

Lsa Textula Before

Lsa Textula After

Isochaetes Beutenmuelleri Before

Isochaetes Beutenmuelleri After

Phobetron Pithecium Before

Phobetron Pithecium After

Pipevine Swallowtail Before

Pipevine Swallowtail After

Polyura Sempronius Before

Polyura Sempronius After

Spicebush Swallowtail Before

Spicebush Swallowtail After

Spotted Apatelodes Before

Spotted Apatelodes After

Some of these caterpillars turning into butterflies and moths look like dreams or even fantasies out of a fiction novel. I would love to see these in midst of nature. There sure are some beautiful creatures in the world. It is amazing what they are able to transform into.