I forgive you for munching your way through my strawberry plant, because you are so pretty.
After some internet research I think this is a caterpillar of a Knotgrass moth, Acronicta rumicis. (Please do let me know if I have got this wrong.) There are a baffling number of caterpillars. Click on the name Knotgrass moth, if you would like to see what he will become. Not as bright as I had expected, but still very beautiful. I was amazed when looking through the list of UK moths to see the enormous variety. Did you know that there are 8 times as many moth species as there are butterflies? Perhaps they need a PR agent, moths just are not getting the publicity they deserve.
Wow! What color!
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He/she certainly is pretty! Too bad his metamorphosis reveals such a dull moth. I think the opposite is true of some others. A rather plain caterpillar and then a gorgeous adult moth. Thanks for sharing this photo.
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos! You got some great detail on the caterpillar and leaves.
ReplyDeleteHe really is a beauty, but I don't think I'd be so forgiving if he had eaten my strawberry plants.
ReplyDeleteWow. Talented photographer! Love it.
ReplyDeleteCaterpillars are cool, especially the brightly coloured ones. I've never understood why moths freak some people out.....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Will you create a knitted version?
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Great shots! Close-ups are awesome, aren't they? Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
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