Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Rescued Poki II


Guess what!  After several days of searching I found Poki II.  He was kinda in the area that I had released him.  I brought him back "home" to be away from the wind and rain. 

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I took my heavy-duty Canon 5D II out of retirement to try and get macro shots of him.  It wasn't easy because he's still so tiny, maybe not even 1/4 inch long.  But I did get one good shot.  His brother is even tinier.
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9 comments:

Honolulu Aunty said...

Do you know what kind of butterfly/moth he will become?

Susan said...

Rescued caterpillars ? That’s a first! Lol

jalna said...

Aunty, I think the first Pokipine was a Kamehameha butterfly, but it came from a different plant than this one. This one is from a citrus plant.

Susan, hahahahaha. I know. So weird.

Honolulu Aunty said...

I found this about the Kamehameha butterfly, which was on the endangered list.

https://entomologytoday.org/2020/01/15/hungry-hungry-hawaiian-caterpillar-hawaii-invertebrate-program-aims-restore-endemic-kamehameha-butterfly/

So cute, the way they eat. They like mamaki leaves. Rats! I just gave a big plant away to my pal Wandaful.

Anonymous said...

they make plany doo doo!
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Anonymous said...

J, like Rescue Butterflies
Though they are essential pollinators. Good grief, that camera is so good!BTW , that DD's sweet sour soup looks ono, but so many steps. -n

jalna said...

Aunty, it's okay. I used to have two mamaki plants. They both died even though I tried to take extra good care of them.

V, ho, lots. Good thing they tiny. LOL.

N, I can't believe I used to lug that camera around with me everyday. It weighs a ton.

Erick said...

Looks like a tiny land version namako.

jalna said...

Erick, it does yah!