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

Lao Tzu

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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

Corupá - Brazil.

"damn ... spring already ?"

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Last week I posted a pic of the Cecropia caterpillar, here's a pic of the moth. I've seen many moths in my travels but none looked this good. I decided to get a close up pic to show how cool these things are.

In my backyard

I always go around when it's catterpillar time and collect them up. They get thrown over the fence, it's ok we dont have neighbours at the back.

From the archives

Have a good one

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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.

'The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity.' Attributed to George Carlin

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Saratoga Spa State Park

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

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3 juli 2019

Gypsy moth - Lymantria dispar - Plakker

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

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Tyria jacobaeae

Of Common crow butterfly

Clicked in my garden

My Photoblog- My Third Eye...!

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Machaon caterpillar

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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

Caterpillars

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