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Posted: 19 Jun 2013

Taken: 29 Mar 2011

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1/30 • f/4.2 • 7.8 mm • ISO 200 •

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Lackey Moth Caterpillar

Lackey Moth Caterpillar
Seen on a dry stone wall at Greenholme.

Gratefull thanks go to Pam J for the Identification.

Tue29Mar11

Pam J, have particularly liked this photo

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 Pam J
Pam J club
Woooo !! Thats a pretty critter !

and it is............

The Lackey moth caterpillar

".........The Lackey caterpillar grows to 55 mm and is fairly common throughout most southern counties of the British Isles.

It is not the hairiest of caterpillars but has a band of thick ginger setae extending down its side.

When small it lives communally in a spun web that can be found in a variety of deciduous hedging and trees.

It is particularly frequent in coastal Blackthorn hedges. ......."

www.wildlifeinsight.com/british-moths/the-lackey-caterpillar-web-and-moth-malacosoma-neustria

Admired in ~ I ❤ Nature
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
Tractacus club has replied to Pam J club
Many thanks for that. Caption amended.
A drystone wall in the hills of Cumbria is far removed from its more regular haunt of the southern counties of the UK…
6 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
An excellent shot T. Thank you for posting to FFF.
4 years ago.

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