Caterpillar and Sawfly Host Plants of the NE US

The goal of this project is to record caterpillars (larvae of Lepidoptera butterflies and moths and Symphyta sawflies) feeding on plants across the NE US. This project includes records for New England (VT, NH, ME, MA, CT, RI), NY, PA and NJ. These interactions will help scientists better understand patterns of diversity supported by different host plants, relationships between plant traits and caterpillar diversity, and variation in host plant use over space and time.

We are especially interested in recording all observations of caterpillars feeding on oak trees of any species.

Please help by recording the following information:
REQUIRED - Life Stage = Larva

OPTIONAL
If you know the host plant (at any taxonomic level), record the identification in the observation field: Insect Host Plant.
If you don't know the host plant, upload a separate observation of the plant and link the two observations.

Observations CAN be added to the project without a host plant ID or with an alternative host plant field. If an observation is added and you know the host plant, fill it in! If you believe the host plant is wrong, add a not or edit.

To find more caterpillars and sawfly larvae to annotate: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?has%5B%5D=geo&not_in_project=caterpillar-and-sawfly-host-plants-of-the-ne-us&page=2&place_id=52339,48,42,51&subview=table&taxon_ids=47157,84643&term_id=1,1&term_value_id=6,6&verifiable=any&field:insect%20host%20plant=

This link searches for all larval Lepidoptera and Symphyta, within the region that have the field "insect host plant" filled in and are not already in the project, less ↑