Early summer we moved to a new apartment and location. The new surrounding also has new species to offer. An early (and a bit of surprise) finding I made early July where the caterpillars of the Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis).
Since the caterpillars were on a nature reserve I left the caterpillars where they were and returned a couple times for more photos. Our new apartment also doesn’t have a balcony in the shadow which would allow keeping the overwintering chrysalises outside. This can easily lead to butterflies (and moths) hatching too early.
Nevertheless, it was a pleasant finding to came across a species I’ve never seen before.
Caterpillar of the Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
Caterpillar of the Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
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Growth where caterpillars were found
Caterpillar of the Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
Caterpillar of the Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
Caterpillar of the Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
