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Sphinx ligustri

            Die Raupe des Ligusterschwärmers
Die Raupe dieses Schwärmers weist schon eine imposante Größe auf.
Leider war diese hier zum Zeitpunkt der Aufnahme schon dem Tode geweiht und es war sicher, dass sie sich nicht bis zum Schmetterling entwickeln konnte.
Die vielen kleinen weißen Punkte auf dem Rücken der Raupe sind die Eier einer Raupenfliege, die sie dort angeheftet hat. Die daraus schlüpfenden Larven bohren sich in den Raupenkörper und fressen diesen von innen her auf, wobei die lebenswichtigen Organe verschont werden und die Raupe sozusagen bei lebendigem Leib aufgefressen wird.

Caterpillar of the Privet Hawk-moth
The caterpillar of this hawk moth is already an impressive size.
Unfortunately, this one was already doomed at the time of the photo and it was certain that it would not develop into a Hawk-moth.
The many small white dots on the caterpillar's back are the eggs of a tachinid fly  that it has attached to. The larvae that hatch from them burrow into the caterpillar's body and eat it from the inside, sparing the vital organs and eating the caterpillar alive,
   

Taken in: Germany / Bavaria / Kreisfreie Stadt Memmingen / Amendingen (show map)

Taken on: August 6, 2014

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Camera: Canon EOS 500D, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 500D
ISO:	200
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Express Windows 10 (Windows)
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