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Glover's Silkmoth Caterpillar
Formally known as the Hyalophora Columbia caterpillar, this vibrantly colored creature resides in poorly drained woodland areas and suburban gardens. It hatches in less than two weeks before it blossoms into a beautiful butterfly. I found this caterpillar crawling up a picnic basket in my girlfriend's garden. I had to capture an image of it because I'd never seen anything like it. The Glover Silkmoth is considered a solitary feeder and feed on Shepherdia argentea, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Salix species, etc. Since this species of caterpillar is a solitary feeder, it feeding habits exhibit scramble competition because when there are too many caterpillars competing very few are then able to "pulpit" which results in a distinct population crash. Subsequently, many of the offspring of the Glover Silkmoth caterpillars aren't competing intraspecifically so the population grows rapidly before crashing again.
Glover's Silkmoth Caterpillar
Formally known as the Hyalophora Columbia caterpillar, this vibrantly colored creature resides in poorly drained woodland areas and suburban gardens. It hatches in less than two weeks before it blossoms into a beautiful butterfly. I found this caterpillar crawling up a picnic basket in my girlfriend's garden. I had to capture an image of it because I'd never seen anything like it. The Glover Silkmoth is considered a solitary feeder and feed on Shepherdia argentea, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Salix species, etc. Since this species of caterpillar is a solitary feeder, it feeding habits exhibit scramble competition because when there are too many caterpillars competing very few are then able to "pulpit" which results in a distinct population crash. Subsequently, many of the offspring of the Glover Silkmoth caterpillars aren't competing intraspecifically so the population grows rapidly before crashing again.