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).

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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

Corupá - Brazil.

In my backyard

Wim Delvoye (* 1965 in Wervik) ist ein belgischer Konzeptkünstler. Sein Fokus liegt in der Darstellung ästhetischer Gegensätze, in der er, charakterisiert durch Ironie, Witz und Humor, oftmals Dekoratives mit Alltagsfunktion vereint und somit gängige Wertesysteme der Konsumgesellschaft hinterfragt.

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"Smerinthus ocellata" - pauwoogpijlstaart

Cleethorpes

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.

Black Swallowtail caterpillar (I think) on Common Rue

Jaya’s Garden

Saratoga Spa State Park

Hairy Mary Caterpillar (Anthela varia)

I came face to face with this Caterpillar while looking for insects today.

Thanks to Rod ( www.flickr.com/photos/ozzrod/ ) for the ID.

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A caterpillar in my garden

Swallowtail

Audierne, Finistère, Brittany, France

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Machaon caterpillar

Winterthur gardens - Delaware

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

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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

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

Tyria jacobaeae

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.

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

Cleethorpes

I wouldn't touch it.

Spiny Oak Slug

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

Gąsienica (potrzebne ID) wyjadająca dziurę w liściu.

Danaus gilippus

The most unusual caterpillar Ive ever seen!

One more photo of this big and beautiful caterpillar, which I've seen not far from my home. It was about 7-8 cm. long :)

The privet hawk moth (Sphinx ligustri) is a moth found in most of the Palearctic ecozone. It has to 11 centimetres wingspan (generally deflexed at rest), and is found in urban areas, forests and woodlands. The caterpillar is big, green with white and purple stripes. The larvae are usually found between July and August. As its name describes, the caterpillars feed on privets, as well as ash trees, lilacs, jasmine, and a number of other plants.

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Jeszcze jedno zdjęcie tej dużej gąsienicy, którą wypatrzyłam na krzaczku przy ulicy. Miała jakieś 7-8 cm. długości :)

Zawisak tawulec (Sphinx ligustri) – gatunek nocnego motyla z rodziny zawisakowatych. Występuje w lasach liściastych i mieszanych (z dużym udziałem jesionu), oraz w parkach i na łąkach, gdzie kwitnie ligustr. Rozpiętość skrzydeł dorosłego motyla dochodzi do 10-11 cm. Gąsienica duża, zielona w białe i fioletowe pręgi. Można je spotkać od lipca do września. Roślinami żywicielskimi motyla są ligustr pospolity, tawuła japońska, bez lilak, śnieguliczka biała, budleja różnobarwna, wiciokrzew pomorski i wiele innych krzewów.