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.