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A caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly or moth that hatches from an egg and spends its time eating plants to grow larger. Caterpillars matter because they are a crucial part of the life cycle that eventually transforms into adult butterflies and moths, which play important roles in pollination and ecosystems.
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thumb|Euthalia aconthea (baron butterfly) caterpillar found in India thumb|Caterpillar of Papilio machaon thumb|upright|A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar feeding on an unopened seed pod of [[swamp milkweed]]
Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
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