Resources from the Caterpillar Lab!

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Are you interested in learning more about caterpillars and maybe bringing them into your classroom? Click on the links below for resources provided by The Caterpillar Lab located in Marlborough, NH.

This four-page document written by Lucinda Treadwell is a wonderful introduction to how to ID caterpillars.

Ever wonder what the difference is between a moth and a butterfly? Learn all about it in this nine-page document that explores a new approach to this common question.

A great coloring sheet with the anatomy of a caterpillar and moth!

A black and white guide to common moth families created by Brigette Zarcharczenko for National Moth Week 2015.

A black and white guide to other nocturnal insects that are typically attracted to lights also created by Brigette Zacharczenko.

Outdoor Caterpillar Activity guides you to become a caterpillar lab scientist by observing insects in nature in five easy steps.

This coloring sheet would go great with a lesson about animal defensive adaptations. You get to give the caterpillar your favorite defense mechanisms to keep it safe from predators!

Learn all about pupa (the life stage between larva and adult forms in insects that undergo complete metamorphosis) in this colorful, well-illustrated 12-page handout.

Bring native NH caterpillars into your classroom by following this guide!

 

Sara Burrell 

The Caterpillar Lab Staff

burrell@thecaterpillarlab.org

(603)-876-5057