Gallium sphinx moth caterpillar ( Hyles gallii ), #7893 by larose forest photos

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13-SEP-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Gallium sphinx moth caterpillar (Hyles gallii), #7893

A different view of the large sphinx moth caterpillar. This one measures about 2.5 inches and is feeding on Galium mollugo, a non-native and very common bedstraw.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/2.8 at 8.7mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Don		02-Feb-2015 21:39
If this were a bird or mammal, you'd have to say it was checking out the photographer. Is that what this guy is doing?

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		14-Sep-2014 01:31
Fantastic capture.

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