A few more cats
Oct 13, 2017 13:49:24 #
Found these in and around sand dunes along the shore in East Lothian yesterday. The Large White cats were particularly interesting as they were feeding on Sea Rocket growing in the sand. Hated by gardeners as they destroy their cabbages.
Large White butterfly caterpillar
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Large White butterfly caterpillars
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Final instar Fox Moth cat (Macrothylacia rubi)
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Fox Moth cat
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Ruby Tiger Moth cat (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
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Oct 14, 2017 10:41:31 #
tinusbum wrote:
cool cats! starting to really like caterpillars
Oct 14, 2017 12:52:07 #
Another interesting set of cats nicely shot. I had never heard of the Fox moth.
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Oct 14, 2017 18:16:31 #
tinusbum wrote:
cool cats! starting to really like caterpillars
Thanks tinusbum
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Oct 14, 2017 18:18:08 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
Another interesting set of cats nicely shot. I had never heard of the Fox moth.
Thanks Brenda. Sadly I have never seen the adult moth but I live in hope.
Oct 14, 2017 18:23:51 #
mlj wrote:
Interesting photos! Are these considered true macros?
Hello mlj
I am pleased that you found these to be of interest. Caterpillars are awkward due to their size. The first two are probably very close to 1:1, the Fox moth cat is about three inches long so it's too big and the little Ruby Tiger is just so pretty you need to see the whole thing. But the shot of the Fox cat in #4 is a macro 1:1 shot and as long as one of the shots is a macro then the series can be posted in the True Macro section.
david
Oct 14, 2017 18:24:17 #
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