A nest of peacock butterfly caterpillars found in the park by Isabelle Newblé, aged 9, and photographed by her mother, Julie. Well done both of you! Share on your social media:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... 2 thoughts on “” Add yours I don’t think I’ve ever seem one of these caterpillars before, they are such a strong colour! Reply Their whole larval lives are spent in the nettle bed – this is why you don’t see them. They are very dark and non-shiny and they have white spots that become more visible as they get bigger. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (Address never made public) Name Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Δ
Their whole larval lives are spent in the nettle bed – this is why you don’t see them. They are very dark and non-shiny and they have white spots that become more visible as they get bigger. Reply
I don’t think I’ve ever seem one of these caterpillars before, they are such a strong colour!
Their whole larval lives are spent in the nettle bed – this is why you don’t see them. They are very dark and non-shiny and they have white spots that become more visible as they get bigger.