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Caterpillar of Privet Hawk Moth

Photography Insects posted on Oct 25, 2014
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This is a thick, fat, about 10 cm. long caterpillar, Karel discovered in our garden in August. It is from a very beautiful looking moth: Sphinx ligustri, known as the Privet Hawk Moth. From Wikipedia: A species of moth found in most of the Palearctic ecozone. It has a 12 centimetres (4.7 in) wingspan, and is found in urban areas, forests and woodlands. The male Privet Hawk-moth can make a hissing sound, if disturbed, by rubbing together a set of scales and spines at the end of its abdomen. As its name describes, the caterpillars feed on privets, as well as ash trees, lilacs, jasmine, and a number of other plants. In Dutch: Ligusterpijlstaart. Thank you very much for your lovely comments on my earlier uploads, it's very much appreciated. Of course, in zoom more details.

Comments (24)


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adrie

1:45PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

Gorgeous macro photo shot Mies.

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claude19

1:49PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

excellent close-up ! wonderful colors and splendid lighting !!! an "Hello" from Nantes to YOU TWO !!!

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alida

2:11PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

great find

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durleybeachbum

2:21PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

A stunning beauty!

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jmb007

2:31PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

belle bete

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jayfar

2:35PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

Another perfect beauty of a capture Jacomina, love it.

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magnus073

5:22PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

Nice work on this colorful macro capture, Mies. I can't get over the details here.

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Cyve

5:31PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

Fantastic capture and fantastic colors also.

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Faemike55

5:33PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

Fabulous capture and cool information

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flavia49

6:29PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

fantastic

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blondeblurr

8:37PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

That would be some 'eye-candy' for one of my birds, so nice and fat ... ;o)) but I would be more careful than those birds, getting any closer to this little critter, because of his dangerous looking rear-end ? never-the-less, a terrific looking specimen and a fine macro Jacominchen, a pristine presentation ! BB

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blinkings

10:05PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

What a stunning creature.

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bebopdlx

11:17PM | Sat, 25 October 2014

I love these guys, great shot.

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ichtvan

12:28AM | Sun, 26 October 2014

Excellent macro capture !!!

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farmerC

5:12AM | Sun, 26 October 2014

Prachtige opname,maar vind je andere Mooier.

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dwarvenkind

8:17AM | Sun, 26 October 2014

Great shot!

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X-PaX

12:22PM | Sun, 26 October 2014

Very nice macro Jacomina. I hope your garden is still okay.

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emmecielle

2:20PM | Sun, 26 October 2014

Fabulous macro! :)

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CavalierLady

8:58AM | Tue, 28 October 2014

Another magnificent caterpillar! Very beautiful creatures you have found and so well photographed!

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auntietk

7:22PM | Tue, 28 October 2014

Such a clear and impressive image! I like your friend. :)

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Bampster

7:30PM | Tue, 28 October 2014

Impressive macro--outstanding!!!!!

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toyyaris

9:15AM | Wed, 29 October 2014

that's awesome my friend, beaytiful colors big hugs

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Glendaw

3:28PM | Wed, 29 October 2014

Great macro shot Mies. The colors and details are extremely eye-catching. Thanks for adding the interesting information.

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danapommet

10:25PM | Sat, 13 December 2014

Beautiful color on this fat caterpillar and a great capture! Karel has a very sharp eye! Mooie kleur op dit vet rups en een grote capture! Karel heeft een zeer scherp in de gaten!


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