Orange tip caterpillar
Newly hatched from the egg. The head will turn more yellowish green as it grows bigger. This was taken in my Garden in West Yorkshire. I have some Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) growing, which is a common food plant for Orange-tip larvae. I had seen 4 tiny eggs a few days and today found 4 tiny caterpillars, each no more than 4 or 5 millimetres in length so really tricky to photograph without proper Macro equipment.
Orange tip caterpillar
Newly hatched from the egg. The head will turn more yellowish green as it grows bigger. This was taken in my Garden in West Yorkshire. I have some Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) growing, which is a common food plant for Orange-tip larvae. I had seen 4 tiny eggs a few days and today found 4 tiny caterpillars, each no more than 4 or 5 millimetres in length so really tricky to photograph without proper Macro equipment.