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08-OCT-2013 Christine Hanrahan

Zebra caterpillar (Melanchra picta), #10293

Mer Bleue area

As with many brightly coloured caterpillars, this turns into a brown moth. It was photographed on an aster.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/100s f/4.0 at 4.5mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Carl H. Johnson12-Mar-2016 23:44
Such a well composed and colorful caterpillar!!!!~V~
Ton T.13-Oct-2013 09:29
Impressive image and caterpillar! V
Mairéad11-Oct-2013 20:05
Excellent find and wonderful colours and details. V
Carol Rollins11-Oct-2013 13:08
Perfect. Great find and capture! ~
J. Scott Coile10-Oct-2013 15:11
That's a BEAUTY.
borisalex09-Oct-2013 12:02
Beautiful capture of this species in his world! v.
Ika Zinka Eferl09-Oct-2013 10:05
Wonderful capture!V!
Ann...09-Oct-2013 07:48
Goodness he's a bright one!
Irene Wehrli09-Oct-2013 07:17
I'm always delighted by the beauty of those caterpillars, splendid catch Christine!
Irene
Mieke WA Minkjan09-Oct-2013 06:29
my goodness, what a great catch of the caterpillar V
V Neil Knobbe09-Oct-2013 05:19
Nice picking it out to photograph and perfect detail in the macro. Well done.
Janice Dunn09-Oct-2013 02:18
Wow - what a wonderful Zebra caterpillar he is
carol j. phipps09-Oct-2013 01:19
From its size it looks destined to be a big moth. Beautiful detail and pleasing composition.
Jola Dziubinska09-Oct-2013 00:16
Gorgeous macro, wonderful pattern and colors! V.
Bill Ewart Jr09-Oct-2013 00:06
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!
laine08-Oct-2013 23:31
It's a perfect choice with it's pretty zebra stripes
wernere0108-Oct-2013 22:43
I thought it´s for creepy. Excellent shot. v
janescottcumming08-Oct-2013 22:40
Great composition to show off this beautiful caterpillar. V
Margot W08-Oct-2013 22:15
Yes. Perfect choice. Terrific pose of this hungry stripped caterpillar.
Walter Otto Koenig08-Oct-2013 21:45
Perfect for Stripes. What an amazing caterpillar. You find the coolest animals when out and about. "V"
Karen Stuebing08-Oct-2013 21:31
So this caterpillar is much more showy than what it turns into. It is a real beauty and I love those colorful stripes. V.
Faye White08-Oct-2013 21:28
Beautiful capture!
Jean Chiasson08-Oct-2013 21:28
Wow great details colors Well seen Christine big vote
Helen Betts08-Oct-2013 21:28
Fascinating caterpillar, and very showy! Hard to believe it turns into a brown moth... Excellent capture, Christine. V.
LynnH08-Oct-2013 21:22
He has zebra stripes between those yellow lines. Very cute! V
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