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

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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!

"damn ... spring already ?"

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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.

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.

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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. :-))

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.

Last week, I was having lunch with some friends in a park near a children’s playground. We witnessed a young child running after a Monarch butterfly that was hovering over some small milkweed plants. Immediately, we tried to persuade the child not to catch the butterfly. His grandma quickly came to the rescue and redirected the child away from the butterfly. Then we saw the Monarch land on a few leaves. My friend thought she may have laid some eggs. Sure enough, we saw 4 eggs….. 2 on each plant. My friend and I gently pulled the small plant out by the roots and each took one home. We put it in water and kept them safe in our garages with hopes the eggs would hatch. I am happy to say we now have three very hungry caterpillars in our garage and I feed them fresh milkweed leaves from my garden. My friend also has baby caterpillars. These guys in the image are about 4-5 days old. I am hoping that the grandma in the park is going to read Eric Carle’s well known children’s book to her grandson and explain why it was a good thing he did not catch that butterfly. The book is called “ The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” PS. The Chrysalis in my garden is still hanging but should soon have a Monarch emerging.

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Machaon caterpillar

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Another Sunday, another featherless day. This caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly is feeding on the flower buds of the Milkweed.

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Dagger Moth Caterpillar. Photographed in Pennsylvania.

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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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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.

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Raupenschlepper hat es schon immer gegeben und immer waren es die großen Guts Höfe die einen hatten. Durchgesetzt haben sie sich nie. Zu schwer zu teuer . Vielleicht muss sich ein jeder ein Statemet setzen mal so ein Ding gehabt zu haben.

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.

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