| Sphinx Moth Caterpillars Shed in Time-Lapse URL: These two Pacific Green Sphinx [Arctonotus lucidus] caterpillars shed their 4th instar skins to become 5th instars. The process takes only a few minutes (10-15). As the last one sheds, the time lapse speeds-up to show how the larvae change color (darken) over the following 30 minutes. the soundtrack is "Oberion Extension" by TECHNICIAN. Much more video, photography and documentation is available at http://lepidoptera.jcmdi.com/index.html. The Hi-Res version of this video is available on DVD. Visit http://technician.jcmdi.com/lepdvd01/lepdvd01.html for details. Tags: Pacific Green Sphinx Moth Arctonotus lucidus caterpillar molt shed skin JCMDI technician time lapse time-lapse leps DVD |