CLOSED: I have two insects I cannot identify

The first one is this caterpillar, which was present in my garden during the summer and was feeding on various types of plants.

The second one looked a little creepy and I found it originally in my cellar, but brought outside in the garden to photograph.

2nd one looks like a dealate termite (Reticulthermes lucifugus or santonensis)

panamon Creel, thank you so much for your quick reply! I tried to find some information and/ or pictures of it in the bug files and also in Google but couldn't find any. Is this a harmful specie, what does it feed on ?

'Howdy' bonitin ..

Your 2nd photo may be that of a yet 'immature' Blister Beetle.

This, probably isn't YOUR specific Blister Beetle - but, the photo does reveal a good bit about the appearance. Thinkin' yours are yet to develop its wings fully ...
Here > http://bugguide.net/node/view/74059

- Magpye

The first one is probably a Salt Marsh Moth larva...Estigmene acrea. Great pictures!

Thanks Magpye! Indeed, the bodies of the two bugs really have a clear simularity. Although I found it in my cellar, it could have been an egg that came out from the wood logs which are stored in it.

claypa, thank you but I don't think it is the one you mention. It's head has another colour, also the body colour of mine is more deep reddish brown-orange.
Here is a close-up of it's head.

I still would pick termite since you have wood logs in your cellar which is their main food.
Could not find any pictures of dealate forms of the European termite but found one of the North American relative http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/entomo/ants/Ant%20vs%20Termite.htm

Sorry PanamonCreel and Magpye, but I think you are both wrong about the 2nd one. I think it is a Rove Beetle from the family Staphylinidae. They have wings, but they are folded up under their very short elytra.
It looks to me very like the Devil's Coachhorse Ocypus olens: http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Beetles/Staphylinidae.html
http://perso.orange.fr/collekinsectes/images/staphylinides/ocypusolens.jpg

Ken

I think your 1st image might be the caterpillar of the Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica http://kimmos.freeshell.org/lnel/a/diamendi.htm
http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/DiaphMend.htm
http://davesgarden.com/bf/showimage/950/

Ken

Yep Ken looks like Ocypus olens and then it should be seen as benificial since it feasts on slugs.

Way to go to Mr Ken!

The ID of the 2nd photo .. may 'splain why they may've been near any wood in the cellar, if these boogers have slugs on the menu, 'ey!

- Magpye

Thanks to all of you !

Kennedyh I really think you have it right about the ID of both of my bugs!

The name of Devil's Coachhorse for nr 2 explains also my impression of it looking somehow creepy ! By comparing the two body's (the second link)they looks identical apart from a detail like the first pair of legs which seem to be set in another segment of the body.

The caterpillar really looks like from the Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica, what a beautiful moth!

Thanks bonitin,
I hope you will now add both your images to BugFiles,
Ken

I certainly will do that!
Thanks again!