Bring Your Own Caterpillar, Pt. 2 - _TNY_5252
Me and the family were spending two weeks of August at my mother-in-law's place outside Härnösand, Sweden - about 500 km north of were we live.
When driving there, with like 10 km left, I had to make a bathroom break.
With no toilets around on the side of the road, I jumped down into the ditch to disappear out of sight. Down there I noticed this one climbing on a fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) so when I was done I broke of the top of the flower and went inside the car and brought it with me (no, I don't bring my camera with me on toilet breaks!).
After arriving at the house I located another fireweed and had this one climb over where it immediately began muching on one of the leaves.
This caterpillar is the fourth and second-to-last instar of the bedstraw hawkmoth (Hyles gallii) and I would *really* like to spot the adult moth later.
Part 1, showing the entire caterpillar from the side here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53103261053/
Bring Your Own Caterpillar, Pt. 2 - _TNY_5252
Me and the family were spending two weeks of August at my mother-in-law's place outside Härnösand, Sweden - about 500 km north of were we live.
When driving there, with like 10 km left, I had to make a bathroom break.
With no toilets around on the side of the road, I jumped down into the ditch to disappear out of sight. Down there I noticed this one climbing on a fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) so when I was done I broke of the top of the flower and went inside the car and brought it with me (no, I don't bring my camera with me on toilet breaks!).
After arriving at the house I located another fireweed and had this one climb over where it immediately began muching on one of the leaves.
This caterpillar is the fourth and second-to-last instar of the bedstraw hawkmoth (Hyles gallii) and I would *really* like to spot the adult moth later.
Part 1, showing the entire caterpillar from the side here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53103261053/