Morning glory prominent ( Schizura ipomoeae ), #8005 by larose forest photos


15-AUG-2015	Christine Hanrahan

Intricate patterns and a very pretty colour on this moth caterpillar, which sadly has been parasitized, as can be seen.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/400s f/4.0 at 4.5mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Tom LeRoy		18-Aug-2015 14:25
Quite a specimen, nice sharp image. Maybe he still can be a moth... V

Stephanie		18-Aug-2015 13:25
Odd markings on this caterpillar! Excellent capture and info Christine! V

Torben Jorgensen		18-Aug-2015 12:15
Excellent detail on this beautiful caterpillar. V

Marcia Colelli		18-Aug-2015 11:29
Nice details, colors and light of the lovely caterpillar. V

Hank Vander Velde		18-Aug-2015 01:22
Beautiful sharp image christine. too bad that it if parasitized.

globalgadabout		17-Aug-2015 23:54
looks almost like a confection...apparently an attractive host for parasites as you point out..

Pierre Martin		17-Aug-2015 23:49
well the butterfly as a better look for me :-) great sharp shot!

Jean D		17-Aug-2015 23:13
Excellent and timely capture with awesome coloration. ~V

Helen Betts		17-Aug-2015 22:10
They are just so interesting looking and quite varied. Another excellent closeup, Christine. V.

Jim Coffman		17-Aug-2015 21:30
Wow, that is a real beauty! You find so many interesting things in nature!

joseantonio		17-Aug-2015 20:49
Such a lovely design by nature.V.

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