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Favonius quercus - Caterpillar  Caterpillar,Eikenpage,Favonius,Favonius quercus,Lycaenidae,Neozephyrus quercus,Purple hairstreak,Quercusia quercus Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. What an incredible cool shape of a body it has! Can't say I've seen anything like it before. Posted 6 years ago
    1. These are a bit in between the "regular" shape of a caterpillar and the extreme shape of the Festoon, me thinks
      Festoon Caterpillar of the "Festoon" with some enlargements of detail.  Apoda limacodes,Festoon,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Limacodidae,Netherlands,nl: Slakrups
      Posted 6 years ago

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The purple hairstreak is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae distributed throughout much of Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Caucasia, and Transcaucasia.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded May 21, 2019.