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Autum larvae?


Autum larvae?
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Copyright: Bengt Falke (falke) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 17 N: 443] (1590)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-13
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 40 D, Canon EF 300/4 L IS USM
Exposure: f/4, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-13 9:35
Viewed: 539
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lot's of work and a switch of camera have kept me from this place for too long. I have missed you all! Hopefully I will be a more regular poster now when things have settled down a bit..... ;o)

It's autumn here in Sweden and as we had frost these last two nights the colours are so intense in the forests. I returned home this afternoon after a week in Brussels and went directly to the forest around our house to pick mushrooms. I sure don't like to be in big towns for that long!

To our surprise we also found this caterpillar inside a very dense and dark forest very close to huge cliffs and hangovers with quite rare lichens. To us it is a bit strange with larvae at this time of year in mid October.

I have tried to identify it but without success so now we depend on your help for this.

It is about 4 cm and yes I know this is the rear end...... ;o)
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To Nephrotome2: Thanks JMfalke 3 10-15 10:10
To Argus: Hi Ivan!falke 2 10-13 13:10
To gerbilratz: big green larvae!!gerbilratz 1 10-13 11:04
To gerbilratz: Thanksfalke 2 10-13 10:48
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1993 W: 5 N: 5571] (21050)
  • [2007-10-13 9:42]

Hi Bengt. Good to see you posting again with a new camera. great close up shot of the Caterpillar with fine detail and sharp focusing . rich colours . with a good POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hi Bengt.

Think it could be a hawk moth caterpillar...looks very similar to the British Poplar hawk Moth (Laothoe populis)....try www.ukmoths.org.uk for starters..

Lovely caterpillar though!!!

It is a sphinx (easily recognisable from the tail). There are many species of sphinxs. Here a list:
http://aramel.free.fr/INSECTES13terter.shtml
Unfortunately yours is not in that list or is ti Laothoe populi?
other view here:
http://gallery.insect.cz/details.php?image_id=3332&sessionid=f06a52743cfe5e530bea82b50f355fcb&l=french
TFS
JM

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1788 W: 8 N: 4639] (15001)
  • [2007-10-13 10:02]

Hi Bengt,

Nice to see you posting again. Congratulations on your new camera! This caterpillar almost looks like a green leaf on top of the autumn leaf. Nice colors and good details.

Jane

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2613 W: 133 N: 7504] (23403)
  • [2007-10-13 11:11]
  • [+]

Hello Bengt,
Nice shot of the rear end of a Poplar Hawk-moth caterpillar (Lathoe populi). The similar-looking caterpillar of the The Eyed hawk-moth has broader yellow stripes and is a little more bluish green in colour. Looks like it is on the leaf of one of its host plants, aspen. I trust you are pleased with your new 40D.
I am pleased enough with my 400D not to change it yet.
TFS and best wishes,
Ivan

Bonsoir Bengt,très jolie photo, j'aime beaucoup la composition,les couleurs sont très belles,bravo.
Martine

Belle composition et beau jeu de couleurs.
Bravo
Marie

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 753 W: 108 N: 1729] (5398)
  • [2007-10-17 4:01]

hmmm -- this looks very like the caterpillar that attacked me (I posted the image this morning), so I am hoping that Argus is right about the ID.
Great details, superb PoV
TFs
silke

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