c/pics · by sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 3y

A Cinnabar caterpillar feeding in my garden [OC]

There are dozens of them. Dozens!

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7 Comments

xc2215x@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y (2 replies)

A nice black and yellow caterpillar.

sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

Yeah - they turn into lovely moths too:

Lemmylaugh@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 1 pts · 3y

Looks gold and purple

Oka@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Are these tomato worms? I've only ever seen them green

sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

No, different species (or genus, or whatever, I've no idea of the right term). Tomato worms become 5-Spotted Hawk Moths, these will be Cinnabar moths.

kurdunkaroo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

How did you get multiple pictures in this post? 😮

sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Put them in the post text. Actually, not sure if I'm meant to do that! Oh well.