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Six-spot Burnet Caterpillar and his cocoon One day I walked past a wall where a caterpillar was sitting and I made a picture of it. Next day I walked past the same wall and saw to my surprise that the caterpillar had transformed into a cocoon. Made a picture again and combined them to see the change.<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Sint Jansvlinder Austria,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Six-spot Burnet,Zygaena filipendulae,caterpillar Click/tap to enlarge

Six-spot Burnet Caterpillar and his cocoon

One day I walked past a wall where a caterpillar was sitting and I made a picture of it. Next day I walked past the same wall and saw to my surprise that the caterpillar had transformed into a cocoon. Made a picture again and combined them to see the change.

Dutch name: Sint Jansvlinder

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Thats really interesting and creative. Look forward to the butterfly phase ;) Posted 13 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
      Joost Thissen
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      I finally managed to identify the caterpillar, so now it is also clear how the adult looks like :)

      Six-spot Burnet One, two, three, four, five, six spots. Butterfly is sitting on St John's wort. Austria,Geotagged,Six-spot Burnet,Zygaena filipendulae
       Posted 13 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Thanks for connecting this chain of life! Posted 13 years ago
  3. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    One day, that's amazing! Posted 13 years ago

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The Six-spot Burnet

The six-spot burnet is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jul 17, 2012. Captured Jul 5, 2012 09:52 in Höhenstraße 54, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/3.5
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 90mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.