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A close up of a 5th instar Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar.

Spikey Lime Green Caterpillars on Palm Trees in a Florida Garden in the Spring of 2023

Lepidoptera larvae in the wild, North China

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail caterpilar in its natural environment.

Beautiful brown caterpillar crawling on tree leaf

Butterfly garden: Single african death`s-head hawk moth on top of a twig. Freaky appearance.

Closeup Vibrant Green Lime Swallowtail Caterpillar Crawling on a Lime Tree Leaf

A close-up of a green caterpillar feeding on a leaf, showcasing the early stages of a butterfly's life cycle in nature.

Close up of Caterpillar Antherina suraka in Isalo national park crawling on the tree branch. Madagascar

A close up of a Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar on a Sassafras tree.

Human Hands Holding Palm Leaves with Spikey Lime Green Caterpillars on Them in a Florida Garden in the Spring of 2023

Fascinating larva of the spicebush swallowtail. The big dots are not eyes; they are markings to help disguise the caterpillar as a scary snake to ward off predators. They even have a catchlight built in. The larva feed on spicebush and sassafras leaves. Tiny blue dots outlined in black run up and down the body.

Caterpillar eating basil, extreme close-up, Thailand

Green worm on green leaves on white background

The Papilio garamas caterpillar crawls along a green branch. Larvae of the Swallowtail Butterfly

Macroglossum? caterpillar on flowers - Hawk moth butterfly's larva

Privet Hawk Moth Caterpillar on the lettuce tree leaf

A monarch caterpillar, hanging upside down, has split its skin as it transforms into a chrysalis. Shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV.

Small green caterpillar with black stripes and orange dots crawls actively along large green leaf of bush in garden. Sunny day, blurred background

Portrait of a green, white, and black caterpillar.

Monarch butterfly caterpillar on green leaf background

$Zerynthia polyxena, the southern festoon, is a butterfly belonging to the butterfly family Papilionidae.\nDescription:\nThe southern festoon can reach a wingspan of 46–52 mm. The females have slightly longer wings, usually lighter colored than males. The basic color of the wings is yellow, with a complicated pattern of several black bands and spots. \nOn the edges of the hindwings they have a black sinuous line with a series of blue and red warning spots to deter potential predators (aposematism). The body is dark brown and bears red patches on the sides of the abdomen. \nThis species is rather similar to, and can be confused only with, the Spanish festoon (Z. rumina). The differences are in the presence of blue on the hind wings of Z. polyxena and the relatively lower amount of red on its forewings compared with Z. rumina. The ranges of these two species overlap only in southeast France. \nThe caterpillars of Z. polyxena are up to 35 millimeters long. They are initially black, then they are yellowish with six rows of fleshy orange and black spikes all over the body. \nHabitat:\nThese rare butterflies can be found in warm, sunny and open places such as grassy herb-rich meadows, vineyards, river banks, wetlands, cultivated areas, brushy places, wasteland, rocky cliffs and karst terrains, at an elevation of from 0 to 1,700 meters above sea level but usually below 900 meters.\nDistribution:\nZ. polyxena is widespread in the middle and southern Europe (southeastern France, Italy, Slovakia and Greece) covering all the Balkans and reaching the south of Kazakhstan and the Urals. Although they are widespread they occur only locally (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

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