Giant swallowtail butterfly caterpillar ( Papilio cresphontes ) photo


10-SEP-2015	Christine Hanrahan

Lying flat against a prickly ash stem, trying to pass as a bit of bird poop so nobody will eat it!

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/80s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Irene Wehrli		17-Sep-2015 17:44
Another incredible species which makes me smile, I wouldn't have seen it for sure… Irene

laine		17-Sep-2015 15:15
What superb camouflage...and a super shot.

Karen Stuebing		15-Sep-2015 19:08
It does a good job of camouflaging itself. Great close up. V.

Margot W		14-Sep-2015 02:25
What a clever butterfly. Great find and capture Christine.

joseantonio		13-Sep-2015 20:53
your images are always so fascinating.V

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		13-Sep-2015 18:06
A splendid capture.

hayl		13-Sep-2015 16:44
How you find these is amazing.

globalgadabout		13-Sep-2015 14:53
this is extreme camo, yet strangely attractive too...superior shot..V

MarcViskens		13-Sep-2015 13:38
Very nice find Christine

Dan the Man		13-Sep-2015 13:06
Wow!!!! He sure know how to camouflage himself!!! Bravo! for the Shot!!!

pkocinski		13-Sep-2015 12:19
Would have fooled me!

Pierre		13-Sep-2015 11:46
Une chenille tout à fait particulère, une très belle observation et une image de grande qualité! V

Isabel Cutler		13-Sep-2015 09:21
What amazing coloration.

Helen Betts		13-Sep-2015 06:52
The things one will do to blend in! Fascinating and excellent capture, Christine. V.

Pierre Martin		13-Sep-2015 03:11
he would convince me for sure great find and catch!

Jim Coffman		13-Sep-2015 02:53
Wow, very cool!

Hank Vander Velde		13-Sep-2015 01:40
What a great find and image again Christine. Well done.

Carl Carbone		13-Sep-2015 01:15
Awesome find and excellent capture.

Ann Pettigrew		13-Sep-2015 00:51
Neat find and another amazing caterpillar!

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