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Published: 2012-08-07 13:57:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 623; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 0
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I have no idea how to name this fellow. Can you identify it?
Sony NEX-5n + Minolta MD Macro 50mm f/3.5, HDR of 3 exp.
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I second that it's a nice shot, but disagree with the ID.
From the narrow stipes and smooth, downcurving tailhorn, I believe this is a Privet Hawk Moth caterpillar (Sphinx ligustri).
The stripes of a Death's Head Moth larva are much wider, but that tail is the biggest indicator. Acherontia atropos larva have a very bumpy tailhorn that looks more like the stemen of a flower than part of a caterpillar.
Death's head 'pilla tailhorns have a unique shape too- bending down at the base, then curling up near the end.
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Thank you. Now I compared pictures and description on wikipedia, yes you are right, this one is Sphinx ligustri.
With my new addiction to macro-photography and your help I will become more familiar with insects
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It is a Acherontia atropos Larva - very nice photo.
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Thank you. Now I know that this fellow will become the biggest moth in Latvia.
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