Last night Mary Beth was going to take Bentley out for his before bed business but I offered to do it. As a reward I spotted a shape on the screen to our back window. One never knows what will show up on the house and this was a nice surprise.
Wavy-lined Emerald-Synchlora aerata. A nice pristine individual with nary a scale missing.
I was happy to see this but should not have been surprised as my Boneset had quite a few of the larvae a few weeks ago. I posted one of the larvae but will drop it in below so you don’t have to click for comparison.
Quite a metamorphic change. Actually it was a month ago to the day that I made the larva image. For those who did not see the prior post, this caterpillar camouflages itself with whatever plant debris it comes across. Obviously the disguise worked for this one.
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It’s always edifying when you can show us the before and the after, especially when there’s no predicting the later stage from the earlier one.
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I was glad to capture the adult. I did the same a few years back with the larva and mature butterfly.
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That is an exquisitely beautiful capture. Just perfect. Best, Babsje
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Thank you, babsje! I was quite happy to see it perched on the screen.
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How amazing! The larvae has an excellent disguise.
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Thanks, Susan. They are clever little worms, aren’t they? Who’d want to swallow a collection of junk like that?
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Amazing!
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They are such beauties, are they not? Thanks, Ann-Christine!
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They are!
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Success!!
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Indeed! Thanks, Eliza!
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Wow! Beautiful. My favorite color too.
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Green is mine as well. Thanks, Robert!
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I would never have put that larva – which reminds me of a cornflake-coconut cookie dough – with the exquisite moth. What a color!! It was interesting to look online at pictures of different “plant debris” outfits the caterpillar has been seen wearing.
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You are not alone in that, GretchenJoanna. Which, of course, is the caterpillar’s strategy. 🙂
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Celedon pottery is gorgeous, and so is this moth. The color is a favorite, but what a delight for you to find such a perfect example.
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I’ve found both the adult and the larva previously here in the yard but this one was perfect. Freshly eclosed and beautiful.
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What a lovely colour. It also made me reflect on how strange it is that while invertebrates, reptiles and birds have green hues, in mammals of course they are virtually unknown.
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Well, many are green with envy, Adele. 🙂 Green happens to be my favorite color so I was delighted to get a chance to photograph this moth.
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Nice reward there, Steve! That’s a real beauty, I love that green and the wavy lines.
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Thanks, Ellen. Capturing this moth made me about jaded about others. 🙂
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