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Posted: 02 Sep 2013

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Gulf Fritillary butterfly in caterpillar stage

Gulf Fritillary butterfly in caterpillar stage
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FINALLY a caterpillar !!

Everything has been so sparse and behind this year. This pretty one was on the wall of the garden shed... so I took some photos then put her on a leaf and tucked the leaf safely out of sight of predators.

Rainer Blankermann, micritter, , have particularly liked this photo

16 comments - The latest ones
 Mike (Bogger3)
Mike (Bogger3)
Superb macro shot Pam, arrrrrr that was very caring of you ;-))))

BTW have you been to the New Forest ?


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Thanks for posting in our group !
10 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to Mike (Bogger3)
Thankyou Mike !

I am English... marooned in Oklahoma....since 2006

We used to visit the new Forest alot at weekends... often places few went. many happy memories.

Also of Lyndhurst and Beaulieu and Bucklers Hard...
10 years ago.
Mike (Bogger3) has replied to Pam J club
I know all those places Pam and very beautiful they are too, you must try and escape again lol
10 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to Mike (Bogger3)
You dont know just how hard I wish I could Mike !
10 years ago.
 Balancing Kiwi
Balancing Kiwi
Excellent! I have only seen a couple of caterpillars this year as well.
10 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to Balancing Kiwi
Thankyou Lorraine !
10 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A very crisp macro, Pam, the details and colours are great.
10 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to tiabunna club
Thankyou Bob !
10 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Lovely shot and wonderful to know that this will eventually be another Fritillary.
10 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to RHH
Thankyou Ron...I hope so !
10 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
WONDERFUL!!!! Look at that cutie pie!!! I just love the extremely fancy hair! :D Are you going to keep it and hatch it into a butterfly?!!! LOL, now that I've been so successful with my Big Fat Piggy 'Pillars, I will try raising any caterpillar I find, as long as I have access to plenty of its food. I was not prepared for the amount of food 49 caterpillars eat...THE OINKERS!!! Every day when I open up their container and air it out and transfer them to a new container, it smells like cut grass in there because that's all they do: mow down the leaves, poop green pellets, and sleep! :D Oh, and moult so they can pay me with lovely little "pompadours!"
10 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to Janet Brien club
Thankyou janet.

No... not this time... there are so few.. I hide it away carefully in the hope that Nature will do a better job than me !

As a kid I used to hatch out Peacock butterfly catrepillars from the garden
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
He's a tiny little thing.
9 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to Esther club
Thankyou Esther

And grows to be a beauty !
9 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann club
A beautiful close-up! Great colour and details of the caterpillar!
4 years ago.

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