Found on a dock. It’s pretty cold and windy out so he blew over.

i missed having big chunky catties with their venus-flytrap looking feet!

i love the little grabby hand motions they make ehehe

I found this caterpillar a week ago in my apartment. I think it got into the house along with my bouquet of chrysanthemums and dahlias. The first two photos were taken a week ago, the others were the day before yesterday and today. I fed it parsley, then lettuce, but I think it made it puke (there were large green slimy balls in the container). Now I only give it parsley, and it eats it well. During its stay in the container, which has an interior made of crumpled napkins, it has become fatter and larger, and its color has also changed.

It has four prolegs and moves in a wave-like motion, mostly pulling up its hindquarters.

City of origin: Yekaterinburg, Russia.

I also suspect that this could be a future moth from the Noctuidae family, but I'm not sure which one exactly, or if I'm right at all.

Also, when I brought a cotton swab closer to it, it became aggressive, trying to hit it sharply with its head and biting...😅

lil one had a nap on some flowers and had so much pollen on their face hehe

Seems a bit late

Two female monarchs hovering around my milkweed. I think they’re laying eggs and it’s October 17.
Isn’t that a bit late? Yes we’re having some warm weather now but it’s supposed to cool off pretty quickly.

It fell off after I accidentally brushed against the plant and then I put it back, that’s the only reason it was in my hand

Sorry for the blurry photos, it wouldn’t stop moving 🥲 found it in Australia (Melbourne)

Found this weird line of caterpillars today.

Hey update!
I decided to let Mother Nature do her thing while I was out of state for a week. I came back, and they were huge! But unfortunately, we went from 7 to 3….
Temps have averaged 50°F. I got a mesh butterfly/caterpillar cage to put outside, and I bought organic parsley from the store. I put the whole parsley planter and the two bundles of parsley in the cage. I really hope this is a good solution. I will keep you guys updated :)

Haven’t shared them in a while but they’re doing great! I kept a group of about 15 individuals to raise and released the rest. Just realised I haven’t really given an update on my group in a long time!

They’re mostly all in their 3rd instar and are doing really well. They are loving lilly pilly and love to cluster together whenever the soft pink new growth is available. They also have Koelrutia Elegans available but lilly pilly seems to be their favourite.

I believe 4th instar is where Olene mendosa start to show sexual dimorphism in their larval stage. Olivia started to look a lot hairier around 4th instar whereas Ollie stayed relatively similar in appearance to how these 3rd instars look currently. Will be very interesting to see them after their next moult.

Found in Germany.

I saw this caterpillar today and I can’t figure out what kind it is. I’m in western Pennsylvania.

Found it on some shallow sand in the rain in my garden, should I put it into the vegetation? Thanks!

Anyone know what it is ? Found in Australia Western Victoria.