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Lasiocampa quercus
It is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is quite big and hairy and is mostly brown.
Found it in mountains, but can be also found all of Europe and British Isles.
Their hairs can cause a violent itching skin allergy in some people.
Hi Rocca, check out http://lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?... for lasiocampid caterpillars from Europe!
Spotted on Apr 2, 2012
Submitted on Apr 20, 2013
