What is the name for a butterfly/caterpillar?

The species name for every butterfly covers both caterpillar and butterfly life stages, though I'm not sure that is the answer you are looking for. For example, the monarch butterfly and caterpillar are both called Danaus plexippus. read more

The species name for every butterfly covers both caterpillar and butterfly life stages, though I'm not sure that is the answer you are looking for. For example, the monarch butterfly and caterpillar are both called Danaus plexippus. read more

When a caterpillar is referred to by its scientific name, it is called a larva. Because butterfly caterpillars, along with those of moths, are part of the order Lepidoptera, it is also correct to refer to them as lepidopteran larvae in the plural form. read more

Caterpillars / ˈ k æ t ər ˌ p ɪ l ər / are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary and the larvae of sawflies commonly are called caterpillars as well. Both lepidopteran and symphytan larvae have eruciform body shapes. read more

A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar feeding on a leaf of the swamp milkweed. Caterpillars /ˈkætərˌpɪlər/ are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). read more