It took quite some time this spring to find the first caterpillar due to very cold weather conditions. Nevertheless, about two weeks ago, I finally got started. This year, the first caterpillar belonged to a blue. To be more precise, it was a Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus).
The success felt good, and one of my season’s targets this year is to focus more on finding caterpillars (and eggs) of blues. Last year, my first caterpillar was a Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas).
I hope this is a good start into a great caterpillar season.
Caterpillar of the Common Blue
Caterpillar of the Common Blue
Caterpillar of the Common Blue
Caterpillar of the Common Blue
