Hitched arches caterpillar ( Melanchra adjuncta ), #10292 by larose forest photos

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22-SEP-2012	Christine Hanrahan

Hitched arches caterpillar (Melanchra adjuncta), #10292

This caterpillar can be either green as here, or brown. They are found on a variety of plants, this was on an elm. The adults are handsomely patterned in black and white.

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Elzee		05-Apr-2013 14:21
Beautiful shot. I found this same caterpillar 8/28/2012 near Edmonton, AB. First time I've seen it & I've been here for 20+ years! Incidentally, what appears to be its head is actually its tail. Thank you for capturing and posting this photo!

Gillian		23-Sep-2012 20:17
What a beautiful caterpillar..would love to see one of these!

malcolm haslam		23-Sep-2012 17:47
Munch, munch. Superb capture. :-)

Blandine Mangin		23-Sep-2012 17:21
superb ! v

Tom LeRoy		23-Sep-2012 14:54
Fascinating, would never know it was on this leaf. What an interesting species. V

Stephanie		23-Sep-2012 08:55
This is a fascinating caterpillar! Beautiful capture too! V

Linda & Pär Johansson		23-Sep-2012 07:43
A great rascal, good catch! V

joseantonio		23-Sep-2012 04:15
Excellent capture. Don´t know how you spotted it in the middle of so much green...V

Guest		23-Sep-2012 02:23
Love its mimicry. So clever, but could not deceive you!

Ann Shapiro		23-Sep-2012 02:00
Now that's a GREAT capture.....I would have totally missed this caterpillar - great camo! BV

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