Milkweed tussock moth caterpillars ( Euchaetes egle ), #8238 photo

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13-AUG-2016	Christine Hanrahan

Milkweed tussock moth caterpillars ( Euchaetes egle), #8238

Marlborough Forest

These caterpillars have chomped their way through several milkweed leaves, the only things that were eating the leaves. No monarch butterfly larvae found on any of the hundreds of milkweeds here.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/100s f/2.8 at 5.8mm iso100 hide exif

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Date/Time	13-Aug-2016 15:32:49
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Model	DMC-FZ200
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Focal Length	5.8 mm
Exposure Time	1/100 sec
Aperture	f/2.8
ISO Equivalent	100
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Allan Jay		20-Aug-2016 04:24
Excellent find , Christine!

Helen Betts		20-Aug-2016 03:57
Super capture of this feast. They must be voracious. V.

Carl Carbone		20-Aug-2016 03:26
That's a whole lot of caterpillars! We finally saw two Monarchs today. My sister, who lives about 20 miles away had about 20 at one time on a liatris plant.

Pierre Martin		20-Aug-2016 02:36
they look very hungry, great image of that bunch!

Nirvan Hope		20-Aug-2016 01:57
The poor plants don't stand a chance against this voracious army.

Jim Coffman		20-Aug-2016 00:47
Wow, very cool!!

globalgadabout		19-Aug-2016 23:06
tantamount to clear-cuts...they seem as destructive as humans, if on a smaller scale...a chaotic scene well portrayed..

Isabel Cutler		19-Aug-2016 23:00
Fascinating activity

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