Our next voting bracket topic is Favorite Caterpillars! These are from both butterflies and moths. The names are mostly of the moths or butterflies they will become. We’re voting based on appearance, not whether they are good or bad, harmful or poisonous or beneficial.

The caterpillars have been randomly spread across the bracket. I’ve included the length of each caterpillar because it can be difficult to tell the size from the photos.

Vote now in Round One! Everyone is welcome.
The deadline is Thursday evening, June 18.

https://votingbrackets.com/favorite-caterpillars-round-one/

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Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

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Illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian, from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/331031ee-5a8e-48ee-b037-1dfe2ac3dda2

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