The pressure is on the caterpillars to consume enough food before going into the cocoon to sustain the moth when it is reborn. In the wild, atlas moth caterpillars eat the leaves of cinnamon, citrus ...

Tussock moth caterpillars have returned to ... “Oak trees support all sorts of caterpillars, and that's just a good food source, but they don't damage oak trees,” said Adam Dale, an assistant ...

Many pollinators, including butterflies, moths, bees ... specific plants to lay their eggs on so that caterpillars have an abundant source of food while avoiding predators when they hatch.