Indian Moon Moth Series pt 2

GOLDENORFE

They have now changed colour and growing fast,up to 2-2.5 inches now. most of these taken in bright sunlight+fill flash, sun really lights their colour up.
hope you like them.
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

pale after shedding red skin.


getting more colour




full colour now!






thanks for looking, phil.

dohara

Excellent Phil, there is so much beauty in the Macro World.

tlee

Very Cool! Love the POV of #4.

Jack'll do

Awesome detail Phil. Especially like 2&4

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful series Phil
Brian V

Skippy

GOLDENORFE wrote:

They have now changed colour and growing fast,up to 2-2.5 inches now. most of these taken in bright sunlight+fill flash, sun really lights their colour up.
hope you like them.
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

pale after shedding red skin.
getting more colour
full colour now!
thanks for looking, phil.

Phil these are Beautiful
The discarded skin in the first image... was he orange at some stage??

Gawwwwwd you so lucky to be able to have access to such pretty caterpillars, I bet you had a great time shooting these

Excellent Series ... Skippy
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Arvan

Stunning! what an amazing piece of nature!

Awais Yaqub

these are beutiful
weldone

GOLDENORFE

Skippy wrote:

Phil these are Beautiful
The discarded skin in the first image... was he orange at some stage??

Gawwwwwd you so lucky to be able to have access to such pretty caterpillars, I bet you had a great time shooting these

Excellent Series ... Skippy
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Hi Maxine, you must have missed " PART 1 " ,couple weeks ago, they are red-orange at first.
i bought the eggs, keeping them in a large tank/cage.
more varietys to come this year.
phil.

DaddyO

Way nice Phil.

Paul Iddon

Superb Phil.

Paul.

GOLDENORFE

Thanks for comments paul and daddyO.
THANKS FOR LOOKING.
PHIL.

Jack'll do

Hi Phil. As previously stated I love this series. would you take a look at this?

http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/306102440_TXVuG-L.jpg

I think it's a Lunar moth larva. Am I right?

GOLDENORFE

Jack'll do wrote:

Hi Phil. As previously stated I love this series. would you take a look at this?

http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/306102440_TXVuG-L.jpg

I think it's a Lunar moth larva. Am I right?

NO ,it looks more like a species of hawk moth,potato hornworm.
luna caterpiller is only 3" long,similar to mine but without the spikes and nobles. .only has hairs.
phil.