Lasiocampoidea

The Large Tolype, Tolype velleda, a rather wild-looking moth. The genus name (Greek) means something like "ball of yarn". I have seen it exactly twice--both times on the outside wall of the building where I work.

Mount Kinabalu NP, Sabah, MALAYSIA

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.3. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Larva. Associated species: Betula. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Photo summary: "Prepupa, male imago". Comment: "small green larva, beaten from birch". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photo date: 17 May 2006. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.5. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Female imago. Associated species: Leucanthemum vulgare. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Female, green sawfly visiting Ox-eye Daisy". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.

Butterfly caterpillar seen at Boulders at False Bay

Sorry about the blurry pictures, but was taken with crappy phone camera

Sorry about the blurry pictures, but was taken with crappy phone camera

Thanks to Gerry for ID