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Beautiful Limacodidae caterpillar. Pahang, Malaysia.
Limacodid caterpillar IMG_1434 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Beautiful caterpillar, Thosea sp.(?). Selangor, Malaysia.
Thosea sp. IMG_3192 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Unidentified
_MG_3644 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Malay Baron caterpillar (Euthalia monina monina) Selangor, Malaysia.
Euthalia monina monina IMG_8587 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Wet version, after a heavy downpour.
Euthalia monina monina IMG_4335 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Two dipteran puparia (singular, puparium) in the cocoon of a Cyana species moth (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). The caterpillar was parasitized by either Tachinidae or Sarcophagidae flies. Info credit: Stoy Hedges, Roberto Pantaleoni, Marcus Ng. Selangor, Malaysia.
Parasitized caterpillar IMG_4721 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Unidentified caterpillar
IMG_1147 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Lasiocampidae caterpillar?
IMG_9900 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

More caterpillars: http://orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/12/caterpillars.html
 
Cracking set (y)
That first one is absolutely stunning!
 
Stunning Kurt as always, that Malay Baron caterpillar is awesome.
what colours they all have and have for a reason I guess. (y)
 
Kurt, Yet another absolutely "Stunning" set of images.(y)

George.
 
Amazing stuff again Kurt. That 4th one looks so delicate but I really like the pose the unidentified one is giving you. He obviously wants to be "discovered" ;)
 
What fascinating subjects,and never ceases to amaze me the process they go through !!
Cracking set and expertly taken as usual :)

Clive
 
Amazing set and critters so good to have some foreign bugs on show here shame ill probably never get to see them live. :(
 
TimmyG said:
Amazing stuff again Kurt. That 4th one looks so delicate but I really like the pose the unidentified one is giving you. He obviously wants to be "discovered" ;)
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Thanks, Timmy. That caterpillar is suggested to be a Homodes sp. by Stephane De Greef.

GardenersHelper said:
Oh, what wonderful subjects you find Kurt and how well you photograph them. It is a privilege to see your work, and gasp, in wonder, time and again. Marvellous.
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Thanks, Nick.

coopers said:
What fascinating subjects,and never ceases to amaze me the process they go through !!
Cracking set and expertly taken as usual :)

Clive
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Thanks, Clive.

Tintin124 said:
Amazing set and critters so good to have some foreign bugs on show here shame ill probably never get to see them live. :(
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Thanks, Bryn. You can find many critters like these in South East Asia, which is not that far away :)
 
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