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Ermine Moth caterpillars and the butterfly

Photography Insects posted on Aug 07, 2011
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In May, I photographed the caterpillars on the Euonymus. At the moment, a lot of butterflies from these caterpillars(the Ermine moth) are flying around. Here two shots, where the moth is on the Solidago. I have a few more shots of this butterfly, which is very small. From Wikepedia : The family Yponomeutidae are known as the ermine moths, with several hundred species, most of them in the tropics. The larvae tend to form communal webs, and some are minor pests in agriculture, forestry, and horticulture. Some of the adults are very attractive. Adult moths are minor pollinators. In Dutch: Stippelmot. Thank you very much for viewing, and for your lovely comments on my earlier upload. Wishing you a very nice day further.

Comments (38)


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magnus073

2:00PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Wonderful collage Mies, you really captured all the fine details

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Faemike55

2:01PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Very cool captures and presentation, Mies Thanks

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mininessie

2:01PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

stunning capture dear!

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Hendesse

2:05PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Excellent and very interesting shots and collage. Fantastic details!

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Meisiekind

2:05PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Yikes - this gives me the creeps.... Wonderful capture though! I love the Dutch name - Stippelmot - It is so discriptive! Dotted moth!

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greyone

2:19PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Very cool capture Mies. A group this big could be bad news for the tree they are feeding on. They can leave it stripped bare of leaves

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carlx

2:19PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Excellent capture!!!

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Sea_Dog

2:21PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Very interesting shots. Well done

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jayfar

2:27PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

This is a great capture Mies and the info too.

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emmecielle

2:32PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Very interesting image! Great capture! :)

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durleybeachbum

2:36PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

AARGGH! This takes me back to when I was 5 and I had to walk to school past several Euonymus hedges all infested with these. Although I have always loved all creatures, something about these communes freaked me out and I used to cross the road to avoid going too close. Your superb shot brought all that back over 60+ years!!

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Feliciti

2:39PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

richtig tolle collage !! beautiful captured on the yellow flowers too !! :)

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Juliette.Gribnau

3:17PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

zo.. zijn ze met een tweede leg bezig, of had je deze foto al een poosje? mooi duidelijke opname, zeker door die inzetjes

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claude19

3:49PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

beautiful shot of one of the beauties of nature ... a family of caterpillars, certainly monitored by their mothers consuming fleshy leaves of food plants! magnfique shot!

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lior

4:01PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Superb macro and excellent details!

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bobrgallegos

4:03PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Awesome capture and wonderful collage!!

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mgtcs

4:08PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Spectacular collage and photo my friend, another spectacular work!

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flavia49

4:36PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

great capture

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MagikUnicorn

5:08PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Superb done very beautiful insects

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qrud

5:14PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

Een beetje eng begin, maar je laat goed zien hoe het is, en hoe mooi het ëindigd.

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sandra46

6:17PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

OUTSTANDING!

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danapommet

10:02PM | Sun, 07 August 2011

This is a great capture Mies and wonderful inserts of the moths. We have something similar in the US and we call them 'tent caterpillars' because of the size and shape of their webs. Dana

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lyron

12:58AM | Mon, 08 August 2011

Cool image!!

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helanker

2:34AM | Mon, 08 August 2011

OUCH! THat is when I dont like them anymore LOL! I get unconfortable, when i see so many at the time: :.) Superb captures, though. I have seen a whole tre being ripped by those. I didnt like the sight :) Creepy :)

whaleman

2:37AM | Mon, 08 August 2011

Nice work with the insets and all!

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Lashia

2:50AM | Mon, 08 August 2011

Great photo collab- thanks for sharing! :)

Selina Photography™
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farmerC

3:42AM | Mon, 08 August 2011

Prachtige opname. veel toekomstige vlinders.

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fallen21

3:45AM | Mon, 08 August 2011

Awesome capture.

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gaius

4:08AM | Mon, 08 August 2011

Great presentation...great shots of the caterpillars and of the moths.

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mariogiannecchini

9:47AM | Mon, 08 August 2011

Very interesting image! Great capture!

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