Yellow-necked caterpillar moth ( Datana ministra sp.) #7902 photo

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08-JUL-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Yellow-necked caterpillar moth (Datana ministra sp.) #7902

At first I thought a dry leaf was resting on a milkweed leaf, but looking again saw it was one of the Datana moth caterpillars. At about 25mm these are good-sized moths. They are in the Notodontidae family.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/250s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso125 full exif

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Karen Stuebing		18-Jul-2014 21:06
It does resemble a dead leaf. I would have totally missed it. Fine, detailed capture. V.

Tom LeRoy		17-Jul-2014 13:46
Excellent details in your very interesting macro! V

Hank Vander Velde		16-Jul-2014 18:30
Terrific find and image christine.

Helen Betts		16-Jul-2014 16:07
You saw the eyes on this? You must have great eyes yourself ;-). Yet again, the detail is simply superb. V.

hayl		16-Jul-2014 15:06
Looks exactly like a dried leaf - you have sharp eyes.

Jim Coffman		16-Jul-2014 13:04
Wonderful detail in this great capture of nature...

Guest		16-Jul-2014 13:00
Wrapped in its brown horizontally bordered cloak. V

Industrial Heritage		16-Jul-2014 12:56
Fine looking moth with the fluffy neck.

joseantonio		16-Jul-2014 12:29
Fabulous details.V

Marcia Colelli		16-Jul-2014 12:26
Fantastic details and wonderful macro. V

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