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Mother of Pearl Moth

Pleuroptya ruralis

Notes:

The larvae feed on stinging nettle. Scientists used the rolling behavior of the caterpillar as a model to create next-generation robots that roll

1 Species ID Suggestions

ngnpope
ngnpope 9 years ago
Mother of Pearl Moth
Pleuroptya ruralis Pleuroptya ruralis


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2 Comments

staccyh
staccyh 9 years ago

Thanks ngnpope for ID and sintija.valucka for your nice words.

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 9 years ago

As ngnpope said, it's mother of pearl moth, I love these, they're so shiny (I have seen a few myself)! :)

staccyh
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staccyh

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Jul 31, 2014
Submitted on Jul 31, 2014

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