Looking for salad greens in the garden, I noticed something on the radish leaves.
It is a cabbage looper caterpillar, Trichoplusia ni.
The caterpillar is a beautiful shade of green and almost translucent in the light.
Although it doesn’t show as well at this resolution, the details of the head and true legs are amazing.
I found a new pupa nearby. It had been accidentally pulled from its silk cocoon.
Can you see the wing pads?
Instead of finding salad greens, I found other greens instead.
These pictures are awesome!