Elegant tailed slug moth caterpillar ( Packardia elegans ), #4661 photo


16-Sep-2022	Christine Hanrahan

An odd-looking and very small moth caterpillar, found on the back of a beech leaf. It is unfortunately parasitized by a Tachinid fly.

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/100s f/3.0 at 10.0mm iso125 full exif

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bill friedlander		23-Sep-2022 14:59
So small and so well photographed. V

Walter Otto Koenig		23-Sep-2022 14:56
Amazing this tiny find. Very nice detail. "V"

hayl		23-Sep-2022 10:43
An unusual “elegant” caterpillar. You increase our knowledge with every photo.

joseantonio		23-Sep-2022 03:31
nice capture of this unusual moth.V.

Dennis Hoyne		23-Sep-2022 02:27
Tiny and the Tachnid fly even more so. A great find and nicely photographed.

Isabel Cutler		22-Sep-2022 23:45
How unusual. Looks like a piece of candy.

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