No idea...

[Paul Iddon]

...what kind of caterpillar this is.

It was curled up on the flagstone outside tonight, its body was cold (I thought it was dead) but I brought it in to have a look (dark by the house). It did recover somewhat so I snipped a branch off the forsythia - the shrub nearest to where I found it and rested it on the branch. It is about 1½ to 2 inches long and quite chubby and round.

It hung on for few moments and then fell off. Repeatedly. Managed to get one photo of it that is of any use.

I took it back outside and left it close to the fence. That's back out where it came from more or less. If it doesn't survive, that is natures way.

Used the ringflash for lighting.


Exif:

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 450D
Image Date: 2009:11:06 22:54:09
Flash Used: Yes (Manual)
Focal Length: 105.0mm
CCD Width: 4.18mm
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO equiv: 100
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Photographer: Copyright www.pauliddon.co.uk








Paul.

[Lord Vetinari]

Wonderful capture- lovely use of DOF. Can't help with ID but did learn the other year that quite a few caterpillars do overwinter like this.

Brian V.

[Paul Iddon]

Thanks Brian.

That's an interesting fact too.


Only other thing I can add about it was it had maybe 6 legs at the front and none down the middle and the the 2 big lumpy sucker-feet at the back...


Paul.