Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Caterpillar Hunt

cinnabar caterpillars on ragwort, Senecio jacobaea

This morning I went on a caterpillar hunt, looking specifically for caterpillars of the Cinnabar Moth. I found plenty of ragwort where the moth lays her eggs, but had to search for a while before I discovered a few caterpillars :-)

cinnabar caterpillars on ragwort, Tyria jacobaeae

13 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, July 20, 2010 2:09:00 pm

    Interesting little buggers....I would love to see what the butterflies look like :)

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  2. ChristyTuesday, July 20, 2010 6:01:00 pm

    Very cool photos! I'm going to have to show my little boy, he loves caterpillars and butterflies.

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  3. SharkbytesWednesday, July 21, 2010 12:29:00 am

    Awesome caterpillar. I'm pretty sure we don't have that one here. It's very distinctive.

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  4. Joanne OlivieriWednesday, July 21, 2010 7:21:00 pm

    Very unique and fantastic captures.

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  5. GerardoThursday, July 22, 2010 6:53:00 am

    Nice! I never seen a caterpillar (around here) haha, especially in those type of colors. I wanna see one soon :(

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  6. ariefThursday, July 22, 2010 4:41:00 pm

    i dont like those pics, it's so nasty...

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  7. William K WallaceFriday, July 23, 2010 7:04:00 pm

    I love the colours of those caterpillars...back home in Scotland I use to do a fair bit of wandering around in the countryside and I don't think I have ever came across caterpillars like that before.

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  8. Gypsy LalaSaturday, July 24, 2010 12:55:00 pm

    Pretty caterpillars!

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  9. Rick (Ratty)Sunday, July 25, 2010 12:42:00 am

    These are nice ones. It looks like you had a very successful hunt.

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  10. Cruiselife & CoSunday, July 25, 2010 6:15:00 am

    Loving these shots. He's a colorful fellow isn't he!

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  11. JoySunday, July 25, 2010 10:13:00 am

    That's a great capture! I don't think I've ever seen an orange caterpillar. And the flowers against the blue sky look pretty.

    Looking forward to the week ahead?

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  12. EmmTuesday, July 27, 2010 7:04:00 pm

    Oh I LOVE caterpillars!! They are such cute little things and remind me of the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. You photos are really quite exquisite.

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  13. UnknownSaturday, July 31, 2010 3:41:00 am

    I just love those caterpillars ... how lovely that you managed to capture a picture of them!

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