We are used to encountering lots of interesting wildlife when out and about, so tend to consider what is in our own backyard as more commonplace.
However, Vaughan found a very nifty blue caterpillar resting on one of our fence panels - and we certainly hadn't seen one before!
It took quite a while to identify because if one googles "blue caterpillar" the majority of hits are for Absalom the "who are you?" caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland! Bet you didn't know that?!
I happened to have a copy of The Butterflies of Australia on loan from our local library and was able to cross-reference that against various internet photos and information. I am fairly confident that our Absalom will transform into this, which was a bit surprising as I was expecting at least some blue on the adult!
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