“What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.”

Lao Tzu

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Caterpillars /ˈkætərˌpɪlər/ are the larval stagee of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).

Zebrarups

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In my backyard

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This was one of a number feeding on a ceanosis in a neighbour's garden. The adult male of the species is easily recognisable by their rich reddish brown forewings. The females are virtually wingless and are unable to fly and remain close to the papal cocoon. They are found throughout Europe, temperate Asia, Siberia and the USA. As with most hairy caterpillars, the bristles are connected to venomous glands and function as a defensive barrier to would-be predators and cause irritation to the skin. They feed on the foliage of various trees and shrubs.

Caterpillar

I spotted this one crawling along a Daisy stem.

Great camouflage...it looks like one of the limbs of the St John's Wort.

Saratoga Spa State Park

I didn't see this hidden below the flower buds 'till I zoomed in. :-))

EF 50mm f/1.4 + 250D closeup lens

a monarch butterfly caterpillar

Lagartas em Maio

Early stage Drinker Moth caterpillar.Fully grown caterpillars are up to 7cm in length. They are dark grey with golden speckling and have brown hair tufts along the body.

Swallowtail

Audierne, Finistère, Brittany, France

I spotted this Viceroy caterpillar in a tree yesterday while 3 of us were out hunting clubtails again. Hadn't seen a Viceroy cat in awhile. Not sure of the tree - they use several as their host plants. The adult Viceroys spend most of their time in the open wetlands.

>> Viceroy caterpillar, yesterday at the wetlands - N. Georgia

See recent shot of a Viceroy - similar to a Monarch in appearance.

A caterpillar in my garden

Rustic Sphinx, Manduca rustica (Sphingidae) on Texas Willow

Peacock butterfly caterpillar

Kestrel with Caterpillar

Tyria jacobaeae

Emperor caterpillar in my garden

Adding this one to the top of the list of crazy caterpillars that I have found. Photographed at Conowingo Dam in Maryland.

Of Common crow butterfly

Clicked in my garden

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Machaon caterpillar

Another Sunday, another featherless day. This caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly is feeding on the flower buds of the Milkweed.

Canon EOS Rebel SL-1, EF300mm f/4L IS USM, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 200

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The only creature (that we can catch), so far, that I have had to say no to Evan holding due to the potential rash or irritation it can cause.

Taken at Lichfield

Dagger Moth Caterpillar. Photographed in Pennsylvania.

Single frame. Canon 80D, Canon MPE lens, Canon twin flash, Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400.

Lackford Lakes