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Lobster moth

Stauropus fagi

Description:

some 3,5 to 4 cm long caterpillar, mainly brownish, with three longitudinal sets of stripes, and a somewhat enlarged appendix imitating the head...

Habitat:

Found in a clearing of mixed forest of Jura.

Notes:

Many thanks to Felix Fleck for resolving the mystery of this moth's identity...

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4 Comments

Marek Koszorek
Marek Koszorek 6 years ago

Awsome one :)

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 6 years ago

wow Felix, thanks a lot!

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 6 years ago
The MnMs
The MnMs 6 years ago

??? Looking forward to hear what it is

Zlatan Celebic
Spotted by
Zlatan Celebic

Septmoncel les Molunes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Aug 20, 2017
Submitted on Aug 20, 2017

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