moth caterpillar ( Oreana unicolorella ), #5767 by larose forest photos


18-JUL-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Found on an elm tree. This is a moth larva in the Pyralid family.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/100s f/3.2 at 4.5mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Pierre Martin		08-Mar-2017 02:28
preparing for transformation, great find and picture!

Ann Pettigrew		08-Mar-2017 01:47
Well camouflaged! Good find, Christine!

bill friedlander		08-Mar-2017 00:58
Interesting repeating patterns to confuse predators. Nice capture. V

globalgadabout		08-Mar-2017 00:55
it seems entwined in some sort of filaments..

Jean D		08-Mar-2017 00:43
Excellent macro capture with fine detail. ~V

Helen Betts		07-Mar-2017 23:07
How interesting this looks, and captured in excellent detail. V.

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