Arctic Woolly Bear Caterpillar Moth vs Proscopiid Stick Grasshopper

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Arctic Woolly Bear Caterpillar Moth	Proscopiid Stick Grasshopper
Scientific Name	Gynaephora rossii	Proscopia scabra
Order	Lepidoptera	Orthoptera
Family	Erebidae	Proscopiidae
Size	28-38 mm wingspan	40-70 mm
Habitat	Heathland	Heathland
Diet	Herbivores	Herbivores
Regions	Canadian Arctic, Alaska, northern Siberia	South America
Conservation	Least Concern	Not Evaluated

Arctic Woolly Bear Caterpillar Moth

A close relative of the Greenland woolly bear, this moth has pale gray wings and a densely furred body. The caterpillar is covered in long dark hairs and freezes solid each winter. Adults have reduced mouthparts.

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Did You Know?

This moth's caterpillar is parasitized at very high rates by ichneumon wasps, which may extend its already decade-long development even further.

Proscopiid Stick Grasshopper

An extremely elongated, wingless grasshopper that closely resembles a stick insect. Its thread-thin body and swaying walk make it virtually invisible among grass stems and twigs.

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Did You Know?

Despite being a grasshopper, it looks so much like a stick insect that even entomologists can mistake it at first glance.