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27-JUN-2015 Christine Hanrahan

Silvery blue butterfly larva (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)

Ottawa west

This pretty little thing is the caterpillar of a silvery blue butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It bears a resemblance to larvae of slug MOTH larvae.

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Don09-Mar-2017 09:54
It is beautifully coloured and marked!
laine09-Mar-2017 04:58
It looks very delicate.
Fabienne08-Mar-2017 19:50
C'est une belle observation et merci pour l'explication.
Irene Wehrli08-Mar-2017 18:30
It's such a beautiful and unique caterpillar, love the butterfly - we have them too here, very, very similar…
Irene
Pierre Martin08-Mar-2017 15:45
very nice looking, first time I see one!
Graeme08-Mar-2017 14:18
Another one of your amazing finds, Christine. Super details as always.BV!!
Helen Betts08-Mar-2017 13:56
The color is just lovely, and such an interesting looking creature. Glad you put it back! V.
Hank Vander Velde08-Mar-2017 12:59
Beautiful sharp macro image Christine. Great shot of the butterfly too. Thanks for the link.
John Reynolds LRPS08-Mar-2017 12:52
Quite a transformation to come...
MarcViskens08-Mar-2017 12:18
Very pretty
Juliette08-Mar-2017 11:51
awesome
Marcia Colelli08-Mar-2017 11:33
Nice find and nicely captured with interesting background. :-). V
Yvonne08-Mar-2017 10:27
It certainly is a strange little larva... great shot!
Allan Jay08-Mar-2017 06:04
Love the soft colour tones on this one, Christine!
Carl Carbone08-Mar-2017 02:53
What a beauty. What plant was it on?
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