A Peacock Butterfly caterpillar ready to pupate.

Caterpillars

A Peacock Butterfly caterpillar ready to pupate.

A Peacock Butterfly caterpillar ready to pupate.

01 Aug 2010 413
A Peacock Butterfly caterpillar hangs from a silken pad underneath a Nettle leaf, ready to change into a chrysalis. Natural light. Full frame uncropped image.
Anarta myrtilli (Beautiful Yellow Underwing Moth) caterpillar.

Anarta myrtilli (Beautiful Yellow Underwing Moth)…

07 Aug 2015 2 537
A half grown larva of The Beautiful Yellow Underwing Moth feeding on heather at The Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Angleshades caterpillar

Angleshades caterpillar

18 Mar 2009 263
Angleshades Moth larva. Full frame uncropped image.
Bagworm

Bagworm

25 Jun 2012 269
I found several of these larvae on a lichen covered tree stump in an old oak wood. The cases seemed to be made from a variety of materials including beetle elytra and body parts and were enormous in comparison to the size of the tiny larvae that inhabited them. The cases were between 10 and 15 mm in length. Uncropped image.
Bagworm closeup

Bagworm closeup

25 Jun 2012 231
A closeup shot of the actual Bagworm larva in its case.
Beautiful Yellow Underwing Moth Caterpillar

Beautiful Yellow Underwing Moth Caterpillar

04 Sep 2011 186
Natural light, uncropped.
Beautiful Yellow Underwing Moth Caterpillar.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing Moth Caterpillar.

04 Sep 2011 178
Natural light, uncropped.
Buff Tip Moth Larvae

Buff Tip Moth Larvae

29 Aug 2013 8 2 439
A group of Buff Tip Moth Caterpillars that are about to change skins. Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Buff-tip Moth Larva (Phalera bucephala)

Buff-tip Moth Larva (Phalera bucephala)

08 Aug 2013 8 3 1280
A newly hatched caterpillar of the Buff Tip Moth (Phalera bucephala), Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Burnet Moth Caterpillar

Burnet Moth Caterpillar

06 Jun 2012 248
A fully fed Burnet Moth caterpillar in the process of spinning its cocoon. Natural light and uncropped.
Burnet Moth Caterpillar.

Burnet Moth Caterpillar.

20 Jun 2011 219
A Burnet Moth Caterpillar, this is the end that eats!
burnet_moth_larva_002

burnet_moth_larva_002

06 Jun 2011 184
Natural light, uncropped.
burnet_moth_larva_003

burnet_moth_larva_003

06 Jun 2011 194
Natural light, uncropped.
caterpillar

caterpillar

06 May 2009 441
Tiny caterpillar taken at 5X magnification. Full frame uncropped image.
Caterpillar

Caterpillar

05 Jan 2009 211
Caterpillar in defensive rolled up position. Full frame uncropped image.
Caterpillar of The Snout Moth

Caterpillar of The Snout Moth

17 May 2013 1 544
An almost fully grown caterpillar of The Snout Moth, found feeding on Nettles, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, May 17th 2013.
Caterpillar of The Snout Moth

Caterpillar of The Snout Moth

17 May 2013 3 429
An almost fully grown caterpillar of The Snout Moth, found feeding on Nettles, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, May 17th 2013.
caterpillar_003

caterpillar_003

17 May 2011 216
Full frame uncropped image.
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