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

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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).

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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

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

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A swallowtail and a swallowtail caterpillar on wild carrot during sunrise behind morning mist (September 20, 2018, 7:38 am).

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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.

"Smerinthus ocellata" - pauwoogpijlstaart

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.

Jaya’s Garden

Saratoga Spa State Park

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

Chenille de Papilio Machaon (merci à www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_merminod/ pour l'info) d'environ 6 cm.

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a monarch butterfly caterpillar

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

Peacock butterfly caterpillar

Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)

This is the larvae of a Tussock Moth, adults and larvae both have dangerous barbed hairs and should not be handled and can be painful.

The name Yellow-tail comes from the slight yellow smudge to the wings of the male adult moth.

Photographed last September 2017.

Of Common crow butterfly

Clicked in my garden

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Wisentgehege Prätenow

Raupe vom Mondvogel - Phalera bucephala - Buff-tip

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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.

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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I don’t come across these very often. This is a lot smaller and green instead of brown like the others I found. I’ve been told it is a big moth and a Swallowtail butterfly. I have no idea what it is only what it might be. I put it in some weeds just in case it hasn’t finished eating. Photo taken today.

Gabi Moth/Vine Hawk Moth ( Hippotion celerio ),

Thanks David Nice and Mike Stoy.

Cleethorpes

This is another very small insect. I again don't know what kind of caterpillar it is but judging from the spines it's a stinging variety.

I wouldn't touch it.

Spiny Oak Slug