Apologies for picture quality - my compact struggles in poor light.
She then began eating her eggshell:
I say 'she' but I have no idea what sex she really is. I'm naming this season's caterpillars after gods and other beings from Hindu myth, so the first one to emerge was Brahmā and this one is Brahmā's consort, Sarasvatī. I found Brahmā earlier in the day, just as he finished consuming his Golden Egg:
Guy
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Guy these are great photos. My A.ilia ova are now just beginning to hatch and these early larvae are really tiny. Truly great shots.
Thank you - I do appreciate your comments. I was very glad to get some record of this event because unless I camp out in the woods I have little chance of catching it again. I wonder, though, if it was entirely coincidence that I passed at that moment. My dog and I were waiting for it to stop raining before we went on our walk. Perhaps she was too...
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