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10-JUL-2010 Christine Hanrahan

Parsnip webworm (Depressaria pastinacella) for comparison with Hypena opulenta caterpillar

I am posting this photo of a parsnip webworm caterpillar, because it looks quite similar at first glance, to the Hypena opulenta. This species is mostly confined to wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) though it is found on other umbelliferous plants, while the Hypena is supposed to be confined to dog-strangling vine. This is also a non-native species.

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/800s f/3.2 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

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Lieve Snellings07-Jul-2014 02:54
awesome Christine... V
Martin Lamoon06-Jul-2014 20:42
Superbly photographed Christine.
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Ceya06-Jul-2014 09:25
An excellent and amazingly beautiful macro shot, Christine! Love the light, colors and detail! V
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet06-Jul-2014 02:44
Superb capture and compo.
joseantonio05-Jul-2014 20:10
Always nice to read the presentations to your images. Very informative.V
MarcViskens05-Jul-2014 19:30
very nice Christine
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