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

Lao Tzu

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“Keep up your faith to go high and fly, even after so many pains and sorrow. You can turn from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Life gives you a second change: a call to grow.”

― Ana Claudia Antunes

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On ragwort flowers

"damn ... spring already ?"

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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.

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Taken in Lichfield

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.

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

Like a caterpillar meandering about, this cloud appeared to crawl along the tree tops while changing colours.

Jaya’s Garden

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

Came across this little guy while out on the north york moors.

A caterpillar in my garden

a monarch butterfly caterpillar

Swallowtail

Audierne, Finistère, Brittany, France

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The fuzzy caterpillar

curled up on a leaf.

Spun her little chrysalis

and then fell fast asleep.

While she was sleeping,

she dreamed that she could fly.

And later when she woke up,

she was a butterfly.

I have no idea what this fuzzy beauty is called, he was one of those fun surprises I found while taking close up shots of fall leaves.

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Of Common crow butterfly

Clicked in my garden

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

Swallowtail caterpillar on its food plant against sunset. Last year around this time I discovered many of these beautiful caterpillars, unfortunately none this year.

Schwalbenschwanzraupe an ihrer Futterpflanze gegen Sonnenuntergang. Letztes Jahr um diese Zeit entdeckte ich viele dieser schönen Raupen, dieses Jahr leider noch keine.

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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

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