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

Lao Tzu

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A lowish crop of weeds beside a carpark, seen against the background of a cream coloured corrugated iron fence.

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

Zebrarups

Close up of a tiny Monarch caterpillar underneath a Milkweed leaf. These caterpillars are everywhere, beautiful butterflies soon!

Corupá - Brazil.

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In my backyard

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.

The Spanish moth, Xanthopastis timais (Cramer), is unmistakable for any other moth in Florida. The larvae are likewise very colorful, and have been called convict caterpillars. The larvae are occasional pests of lilies, mainly in Amaryllidaceae.

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

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

A caterpillar in my garden

Emperor caterpillar in my garden

Of Common crow butterfly

Clicked in my garden

My Photoblog- My Third Eye...!

Caterpillar

I finally found one! Of course he was out in the open, in plain sight so it would have been hard Not to see him. He was traveling along a rusty hand rail at the speed of light and I had to keep backing up to get the shot. :) I don't know what kind he is, but he was very hairy..... probably hasn't been able to see his hair dresser because of the covid thing. I don't know. ;) I was at an aqueduct just north of Paw Paw West Virginia.

Curious Eyed - Hawk moth caterpillar feedng on willow tree.

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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.

Lackford Lakes

I see Swallow Tails in the area, but never in the garden feeding. But I bought the plants anyway, in the hopes they would use them.I thought at least maybe the rabbit will much on it. The yesterday I found 9 caterpillars!

Caterpillar close up. Even thought they move so slowly, it's almost to fast if you are a newbee to macro.

Caterpillars

Danaus gilippus

A massive tent caterpillar nest out of reach is now empty but of a few caterpillars that did not survive and a bundle of eggs packed against a small branch.

Found four monarch caterpillars in my milkweed munching away today ;-) Got two in this capture - the second one is in the background!

black throated green warbler with caterpillar snack