Hickory tussock caterpillar ( Lophocampa caryae ), #8211 by Fletcher Wildlife Garden

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22-SEP-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Hickory tussock caterpillar (Lophocampa caryae), #8211

These moth caterpillars seem to have had an extremely good year as I am finding them in great numbers in many locations. They are striking in their black and white colouration, not what we usually see with caterpillars. Quite dapper.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/200s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Ceya		24-Sep-2014 19:28
Fluffy "clothing", nice details, an excellent macro shot. V

Marcia Colelli		24-Sep-2014 02:06
Fantastic details and wonderful macro V

Claude Gagnon		24-Sep-2014 00:01
Very well done this macro :))

Don		23-Sep-2014 20:44
Dapper indeed; rather pretty even. Excellent photo.

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