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morphs by *Blepharopsis:iconBlepharopsis:

Categories Photography > Animals, Plants & Nature > Invertebrates

©2009 *Blepharopsis
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so, one wacko entomologist - if there are any other kind I didn't meet one yet - decided that the pose some threatened caterpillars assume resembles a Sphinx (half-woman-half-lion genetic chromosomal mutant disaster). That association gave name to the whole family of moths, "Sphingidae".

Two color morphs of Deat's-head caterpillar at L4 stage.

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Mood: Love *nikita666 Sep 1, 2009, 12:59:48 PM
amazing *-*

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*Sandy33311 Sep 1, 2009, 1:05:01 PM
How spectatular. I'd be so excited if I saw something like this that I'd be shaking too much to take the pciture.
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Mood: Love ~AkatsukiBizarre Sep 1, 2009, 1:05:42 PM
they look like mini pony horses from weird fairytale :D
sooooo cute !!!! wonderful !

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~digitaldreamz666 Sep 1, 2009, 1:08:01 PM
awesome shot!

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=andy-j-s Sep 1, 2009, 1:10:57 PM
Simply Stunning
Almost Makes Me Want To Give Up
Well Done :clap:

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=Alska Sep 1, 2009, 1:11:26 PM
THIS is fantastic.

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=cel3131 Sep 1, 2009, 1:29:22 PM
That's beautiful... will they be differently coloured once they become moths as well?

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=ebony66136 Sep 1, 2009, 1:41:00 PM
Gorgeous colours on both of them.

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*Blepharopsis Sep 1, 2009, 2:00:19 PM
thanks!

nope, the moths are uniform in color. Actually the green caterpillar turned yellow with next moulting.
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~ma-yonaka14 Sep 1, 2009, 2:11:12 PM
What a lucky shot!!

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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Aug 21, 2009, 5:35:30 PM

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