False sphinx moth caterpillar ( Pheosia rimosa ), #7922 by larose forest photos

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11-Sep-2019	Christine Hanrahan

False sphinx moth caterpillar (Pheosia rimosa), #7922

Larose Forest

This moth caterpillar easily mimics a sphinx moth caterpillar with the raised horn on its rear. In fact, it is in the Notodontidae Family (Prominent Moths), and as a moth it is called Black-rimmed Prominent: https://pbase.com/laroseforest/image/169391467

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Karen Stuebing		14-Sep-2019 18:20
Love the markings and horn on this impostor. Beautiful detail. V.

slhoornstra		14-Sep-2019 00:41
A lovely capture! V

Graeme		13-Sep-2019 22:57
A most interesting caterpillar with its markings and raised horn!! V

Kuriacose Joseph		13-Sep-2019 21:09
Nice capture of this interesting caterpillar.

bill friedlander		13-Sep-2019 19:54
Excellent capture, it has a nice design. V

Nirvan Hope		13-Sep-2019 18:15
So elegant with that buttoned-up look!

Walter Otto Koenig		13-Sep-2019 18:09
What an amazing caterpillar. So cool to see this. "V"

Blandine Mangin		13-Sep-2019 17:22
very nice ! v

Apostolos Tikopoulos		13-Sep-2019 17:06
Interesting and nice composition. V.

Tom LeRoy		13-Sep-2019 13:24
You’d never know what this is without your comment! Excellent sharp shot. V

hayl		13-Sep-2019 12:49
Great markings on this one - it is hard to tell which end is which.

Helen Betts		13-Sep-2019 12:29
Interesting looking and nicely captured! V.

Pierre Martin		13-Sep-2019 11:32
splendid shot at this beautiful caterpillar!

Yvonne		13-Sep-2019 11:18
Interesting how these caterpillars prefer the underside of the leaf... this one is fascinating, like its wearing a coat! v

danad		13-Sep-2019 07:46
Awesome capture ! V.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		13-Sep-2019 06:07
Great find and well captured. V

laine		13-Sep-2019 05:10
Coming or going they are still interesting :)

joseantonio		13-Sep-2019 04:21
nicely seen and captured.V.

Don Mottershead		13-Sep-2019 03:19
Nice try caterpillar. If you really want to be scary you should mimic Darth Vader.

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