Blackberry looper caterpillar ( Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria ), #7071 photo


14-AUG-2016	Christine Hanrahan

Feeding on spiraea. this looks like an early instar, considerably smaller than the one I found in Marlborough Forest a few days earlier.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/100s f/4.0 at 4.5mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Pierre Martin		16-Aug-2016 01:17
a'm amazed by how many caterpillar you can found, great capture!

globalgadabout		16-Aug-2016 01:09
the central stripe suggests a blackberry diet. .still, spirea makes a worthwhile diversion..

coaster		15-Aug-2016 23:54
Nice close-up.

Stephanie		15-Aug-2016 23:52
This is a super long caterpillar! Great capture Christine! V

Helen Betts		15-Aug-2016 22:14
It may be smaller, but I can't believe how long these things are. Well captured with a lovely bokeh, too. V.

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