The larvae of insects of the order Lepidoptera (includes diurnal and nocturnal butterflies) are called caterpillars. The caterpillars are typically soft and cylindrical. Some have bright colors, which warn of their toxicity or unpleasant taste. Others, however, are cryptic colors, similar to the foliage in which they are found, to escape the detection of predators. The larvae of some large coleopterans and those of certain Hymenopterans, the sawflies, are also sometimes called caterpillars. It is more correct to call them eruciform larvae.

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