Photographer: Iacopo I.
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This larva of Agrius convovuli has been photographed in the countryside near Pisa in Tuscany. This specie is common in Europe and Africa and its characteristic is to have a small horn at the endo of the body containing the last part of the abdomen of the worm.
The caterpillars are very huge reaching from 10 to 6cm of length and up to 1.5cm of diameter. The name derive from the habit of the larva to eat the leaves of the Bindweed (Convolvulus) flower, therefore its Latin name “convolvuli”.
At the end of its life-cycle this larva will became a large hawk moth (lediptera) “Convolvulus Hawk-moth”.
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OTHER RANDOM GALLERIES | ||
Ride the breaths Photographer: Iacopo I. High quality photos of an steeplechase horse racing competition day in the Horse race track (Ippodromo) of San Rossore (Pisa), with Thoroughbred horses |
Rose chafer – Cetonia Aurata Photographer: Iacopo I. The Cetonia Aurata (rose chafer) is a beetle fairly common in Europe and America of the subfamily cetoniinae, it has a metallic green color and is able to fly. |
Norwegian trip Photographer: Iacopo I. An amazing caravan trip to Norway, to have the soul and the senses surrounded by the nature with its deep green and all the other spectacular colors. |
Doing the above photography is not a easy task. It requires expertise and patience. The photos are really very awesome! I loved it!
Nov 22, 2010 @ 3:46 pm by photo shoot