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Strange Caterpillar · 04:19 PM

Have no idea what it will turn into.

**eaglem** · 11-14-2011, 04:20 PM

a closer look

wcchamp18 · 11-14-2011, 04:31 PM

I vote for fish food!

**Bob Harris** · 11-14-2011, 04:52 PM

EM, the first photo doesn't even look real, reminds me of a puppy chew toy. I will be interested to find out what it becomes.

tpg2 · 11-14-2011, 05:43 PM

I agree with Bob, at my first look it looked like a toy of some sort. BTW, the detail is excellent! Tom

Mike L · 11-14-2011, 05:48 PM

I reckon it will turn into a swan because it's one ugly duckling now.

**eaglem** · 11-14-2011, 06:00 PM

Originally posted by wcchamp18

I vote for fish food!
__________________
Regards,
Tracy

Sounds like a good idea but I don't have any fish.

Originally posted by Bob Harris

EM, the first photo doesn't even look real, reminds me of a puppy chew toy. I will be interested to find out what it becomes.

I put it back in the bushes away from the Dog who wanted to destroy it but will keep an eye out for it.

Originally posted by tpg2

I agree with Bob, at my first look it looked like a toy of some sort. BTW, the detail is excellent! Tom

Thanks Tom, I managed to get close up which helped.

Originally posted by Mike L

I reckon it will turn into a swan because it's one ugly duckling now.

A possibility........... or maybe not!

mole · 11-14-2011, 06:46 PM

Great photo of an amazing caterpillar! Head end looks a lot like some species of our (North American) Swallowtail larva, but tail end looks more like some of our (North American) Sphinx Moth larvae...
Will be interested to hear if you are able to identify it!

bigted · 11-14-2011, 08:48 PM

It is certainly nothing I want to find in my lettuce! It would put me off of salads for life. Nice detail though.

**eaglem** · 11-14-2011, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by mole

Great photo of an amazing caterpillar! Head end looks a lot like some species of our (North American) Swallowtail larva, but tail end looks more like some of our (North American) Sphinx Moth larvae...
Will be interested to hear if you are able to identify it!

Yes I'll see what information on it comes to light.

Originally posted by bigted

It is certainly nothing I want to find in my lettuce! It would put me off of salads for life. Nice detail though.

Would be a bit off putting one would expect.

bigted · 11-14-2011, 09:23 PM

So I have to confess I leveraged some help but it is a Hawk Moth caterpillers and more info can be found here:
Pale Brown Hawk Moth - Theretra latreillii

bigted

**eaglem** · 11-15-2011, 01:00 AM

Thanks for the info.

magkelly · 11-16-2011, 02:53 AM

We have these green, black and yellow striped caterpillars that invade every year pretty much to the point where you can be walking down the street and you'll need an umbrella to keep them from falling off things onto you. They turn into pretty moths and actually they're far better than the massive influx of mosquitoes you get when they don't invade heavily, but still they creep me out. It's like the grasshoppers. They come in masses every spring and they eat everything plant-wise that they can. I suppose Mama Nature has a purpose for them all, but it gets old having to flick and or brush off masses of insects off everything...

**eaglem** · 11-16-2011, 03:11 AM

Thanks for your reply, I can imagine the annoyance created by them in masses.

magkelly · 11-17-2011, 12:01 AM

They're pretty creepy to encounter. I don't like masses of any bugs, but I suppose from a photographic standpoint that they could be interesting. I mean to take a camera out the next time it happens. Your caterpillar, he reminds me a bit of them, and the moth is similar too from the pics I found online. I think I like the moth form better. They're pretty once they change it looks like.

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11-14-2011, 04:20 PM	#2
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,165 Original Poster	a closer look

11-14-2011, 04:31 PM	#3
wcchamp18 Closed Account Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 764	I vote for fish food!

11-14-2011, 04:52 PM	#4
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	EM, the first photo doesn't even look real, reminds me of a puppy chew toy. I will be interested to find out what it becomes.

11-14-2011, 05:43 PM	#5
tpg2 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Reading, Pa Photos: Gallery Posts: 733	I agree with Bob, at my first look it looked like a toy of some sort. BTW, the detail is excellent! Tom

11-14-2011, 05:48 PM	#6
Mike L Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,488	I reckon it will turn into a swan because it's one ugly duckling now.

11-14-2011, 06:00 PM	#7
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,165 Original Poster	Originally posted by wcchamp18 I vote for fish food! __________________ Regards, Tracy Sounds like a good idea but I don't have any fish. Originally posted by Bob Harris EM, the first photo doesn't even look real, reminds me of a puppy chew toy. I will be interested to find out what it becomes. I put it back in the bushes away from the Dog who wanted to destroy it but will keep an eye out for it. Originally posted by tpg2 I agree with Bob, at my first look it looked like a toy of some sort. BTW, the detail is excellent! Tom Thanks Tom, I managed to get close up which helped. Originally posted by Mike L I reckon it will turn into a swan because it's one ugly duckling now. A possibility........... or maybe not!

11-14-2011, 06:46 PM	#8
mole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,432	Great photo of an amazing caterpillar! Head end looks a lot like some species of our (North American) Swallowtail larva, but tail end looks more like some of our (North American) Sphinx Moth larvae... Will be interested to hear if you are able to identify it!

11-14-2011, 08:48 PM	#9
bigted Moderator Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jessica Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park, or Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,594	It is certainly nothing I want to find in my lettuce! It would put me off of salads for life. Nice detail though.

11-14-2011, 08:53 PM	#10
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,165 Original Poster	Originally posted by mole Great photo of an amazing caterpillar! Head end looks a lot like some species of our (North American) Swallowtail larva, but tail end looks more like some of our (North American) Sphinx Moth larvae... Will be interested to hear if you are able to identify it! Yes I'll see what information on it comes to light. Originally posted by bigted It is certainly nothing I want to find in my lettuce! It would put me off of salads for life. Nice detail though. Would be a bit off putting one would expect.

11-14-2011, 09:23 PM	#11
bigted Moderator Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jessica Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park, or Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,594	So I have to confess I leveraged some help but it is a Hawk Moth caterpillers and more info can be found here: Pale Brown Hawk Moth - Theretra latreillii bigted

11-15-2011, 01:00 AM	#12
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,165 Original Poster	Thanks for the info.

11-16-2011, 02:53 AM	#13
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	We have these green, black and yellow striped caterpillars that invade every year pretty much to the point where you can be walking down the street and you'll need an umbrella to keep them from falling off things onto you. They turn into pretty moths and actually they're far better than the massive influx of mosquitoes you get when they don't invade heavily, but still they creep me out. It's like the grasshoppers. They come in masses every spring and they eat everything plant-wise that they can. I suppose Mama Nature has a purpose for them all, but it gets old having to flick and or brush off masses of insects off everything...

11-16-2011, 03:11 AM	#14
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,165 Original Poster	Thanks for your reply, I can imagine the annoyance created by them in masses.

11-17-2011, 12:01 AM	#15
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	They're pretty creepy to encounter. I don't like masses of any bugs, but I suppose from a photographic standpoint that they could be interesting. I mean to take a camera out the next time it happens. Your caterpillar, he reminds me a bit of them, and the moth is similar too from the pics I found online. I think I like the moth form better. They're pretty once they change it looks like.

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