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On ragwort flowers

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

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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.

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Caterpillar

Broadwater Warren RSPB, Kent.

Normally found in their hundreds munching away on yellow-flowered ragwort, and their bold black-and-gold stripes make them easy to identify.

This year although there were hundreds of Ragwort plants only a few had caterpillars.

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Black Swallowtail caterpillar (I think) on Common Rue

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.

Cucullia verbasci, feeding on a mullein plant.

Danaus plexippus

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.

a monarch butterfly caterpillar

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.

Of Common crow butterfly

Clicked in my garden

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Machaon caterpillar

Winterthur gardens - Delaware

I think it's possibly a Brown Tail Caterpillar but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Standhisround and Jeff have probably correctly identified him as a Knot Grass 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.

For Macro Mondays theme 'Drips, Drops and Splashes'.

This Drinker Moth caterpillar (Euthrix potatoria) is named for its habit of drinking water droplets from the coarse grass stems on which it feeds. This individual appears to have drunk from the water droplet behind it, then crawled along to the next drop.

Very much a right place/right time shot! This species is found throughout the UK, quite common in the south but less so up here in Scotland - a bit surprising, considering its preference for damp habitats! I was lucky enough to spot this caterpillar one morning in between all the rain and showers we have had lately. I thought it had enough curiosity value to make it preferable to the image I had already finished for this week's theme.

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My granddaughter Zahra for the 3rd time in the hospital, the medicine for epilepsy do not work. She now gets another medication.

Mijn kleindochter Zahra ligt voor de 3e keer in het ziekenhuis, de medicijnen voor de Epilepsie werken niet. Ze krijgt nu andere medicatie. Terwijl de andere langzaam afgebouwd moet worden, dubbel op dus. We zijn erg bezorgd om haar.

Cleethorpes

I wouldn't touch it.

Spiny Oak Slug

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Caterpillar (ID needed) eating out a hole in a leaf.

Gąsienica (potrzebne ID) wyjadająca dziurę w liściu.

Caterpillar on Columnea

Today we have made caterpillars with buttons because it's raining and we couldn't go into the garden to find any real caterpillars. We're making snails out of buttons later too.