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13-SEP-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Gallium sphinx moth caterpillar (Hyles gallii), #7893

Mer Bleue Conservation area. Feeding on the introduced bedstraw, Galium mollugo. A large (2.5 inches) sphinx caterpillar with bold markings and a nice red 'horn' on the rear end.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Karen Stuebing14-Sep-2014 20:56
Shiny little caterpillar. I like his spots and red "horn." V.
Ceya14-Sep-2014 18:59
An amazing capture, Christine! Beautiful colors and detail.V
Hank Vander Velde14-Sep-2014 17:32
A super, sharp macro image Christine.
MarcViskens14-Sep-2014 17:09
beautiful shot Christine
joseantonio14-Sep-2014 16:22
Simply lovely. Great capture.V
Tom LeRoy14-Sep-2014 16:00
Excellent clear shot, hard to believe that this will be one of those beautiful winged moths! V
Jim Coffman14-Sep-2014 14:58
A very nice capture of this interesting looking caterpillar!
borisalex14-Sep-2014 12:30
So interesting facts and fine image! v.
Helen Betts14-Sep-2014 07:18
Well presented details, and that horn is fascinating. I wouldn't have thought that was the rear end, though ;-). V.
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