How Many Feet Does a Caterpillar Have
Most Caterpillars of the Larger Moths and Butterflies Have 3 Pairs of True Legs, and Most Have 5 Pairs of Prolegs on Their Abdomen. So the Best Answer Would Be...
Most caterpillars of the larger moths and butterflies have 3 pairs of true legs, and most have 5 pairs of prolegs on their abdomen. So the best answer would be that most often they have 16 legs.
How many feet is a caterpillar?
Like all insects, this caterpillar has only 6 legs. Note the different shape of the three pairs of legs near the caterpillar’s head. They’re the true legs.
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Does a caterpillar have feet?
Craig Macadam from the Buglife charity in the UK told Bored Panda that caterpillars have two different types of feet. “They have three pairs of segmented legs at the front of the insect. These true legs have three separate main sections: femur, tibia, tarsi, and at the end of the leg is a small claw.
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