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Tussock

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Pale Tussock
Calliteara pudibunda Calliteara pudibunda


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6 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

They can move quite quick, so I would guess it just runned away...

matthew.rushton1
matthew.rushton1 12 years ago

Thank you all for the comments. I was sat on my folk's decking and heard a thud and there it was. Got some shots then briefly went indoors and it had disapeared just as quickly as it arrived. Could a bird have taken it?

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Lymantridae, Calliteara pudibunda. Nice spotting and welcome to Noah! This one would be a nice contribution to this mission! Please, join and post your butterflies and moths there:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8574...

polerpress
polerpress 12 years ago

Great picture! That caterpillar has such bright colors!

AnnMerciaPease
AnnMerciaPease 12 years ago

Great little caterpillar !!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Awesome!
Welcome to Project Noah matthew!

matthew.rushton1
Spotted by
matthew.rushton1

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Aug 25, 2010
Submitted on Jan 25, 2012

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