The Body Mass Index (BMI), is a statistical measure of body weight based on a person's weight and height. BMI is a widely used measure to find out whether you're a healthy weight for your height. A BMI of 18.5 to 25 is considered healthy for most adults.
Catawba Worm. The Catawba worm is the larva of the sphinx moth. This black and yellow caterpillar infests the catalpa tree and feeds off of the tree leaves. It is considered a pest mainly because the catalpa tree is popular for itâs magnificent wood that is used for fine cabinetry.he catalpa tree belongs to the family Bignoniceae. It is classified as Catalpa bignonioides. âCatalpa Treeâ is the common name of a tree of the bignonia family. The species is cultivated as an ornamental shade tree, growing to up to 40 feet tall (12 m).
THE CATALPA SPHINX is a common hawk or sphinx moth, (Photo 1) but it is the caterpillar stage, (Photo 2), that is most often encountered and best known. The caterpillars, commonly called catalpa worms or catawba worms, feed on leaves of catalpa and often completely strip trees of foliage.outhern catalpa is the species common to Alabama. The tree is native to the southern states and occurs naturally along rivers and margins of swamps (3). It is a medium-sized tree with broad crown, large leaves, and show white, purple-tinted flowers.