| Contents |
Introduction -- What is a caterpillar? -- From eggs to pupation -- The miracle of metamorphosis -- Voracious eaters -- Caterpillar defenses -- Caterpillars and people -- Research and conservation -- The caterpillars. Butterfly caterpillars -- Moth caterpillars -- Appendices. Glossary -- Resources -- Classification of the Lepidoptera -- Index by common name -- Index by scientific name -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments. |
| General note | Simultaneously published: London, United Kingdom : Ivy Press. |
| General note | "This book was conceived and designed by Ivy Press, an imprint of the Quarto Group"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 645) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2017013376 |
| ISBN | 9780226287362 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 022628736X hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | electronic book |
