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Spiked Shieldbug feeding on Fox Moth caterpillar, Lenzie Moss
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Mosses of East Dunbartonshire
Spiked Shieldbug (Picromerus bidens) feeding on Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi) caterpillar using its proboscis, Lenzie Moss, East Dunbartonshire
03 September 2017
Spiked Shieldbug feeding on Fox Moth caterpillar, Lenzie Moss
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Mosses of East Dunbartonshire
Spiked Shieldbug (Picromerus bidens) feeding on Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi) caterpillar, Lenzie Moss, East Dunbartonshire
03 September 2017
Fox Moth caterpillar on Heather, Lenzie Moss
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Mosses of East Dunbartonshire
Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi) caterpillar on Heather or Ling (Calluna vulgaris), Lenzie Moss, East Dunbartonshire. The Fox Moth is a moorland or bog species and feeds amongst other plants on Heather. The caterpillars of this moth hibernate fully grown, but will emerge to bask in the spring sunshine before pupating in April. You can tell this is an older caterpillar from its hairs and reddish colour.
03 September 2017
Fox Moth caterpillar, Braehead Moss
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South Lanarkshire
Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi) caterpillar on Heather or Ling (Calluna vulgaris), Braehead Moss, South Lanarkshire. The Fox Moth is a moorland or bog species and feeds amongst other plants on Heather. The caterpillars of this moth hibernate fully grown, but will emerge to bask in the spring sunshine before pupating in April. You can tell this is a young caterpillar from its orange banding.
08 July 2017
Scarlet Tiger moth caterpillar on Green Alkanet, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Scarlet Tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula) caterpillar on Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar
Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) moth caterpillar on White Melilot (Melilotus albus), Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
30 September 2023
6-Spot Burnet Moth caterpillar at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Malls Mire
6-Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae) caterpillar at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Brimstone Moth caterpillar, Castlemilk Park
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Castlemilk Park
Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) caterpillar in Castlemilk Park, taken by David Palmar
14 May 2022
Svensson's Copper Underwing Moth Caterpillar, Great Cumbrae
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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
Probable Svensson's Copper Underwing or possibly Copper Underwing Moth Caterpillar (Amphipyra pyramidea), from which it was only distinguished in the 1960s. Taken near the Gowk Stone on Great Cumbrae by David Palmar
18 June 2022
Buff-tip moth caterpillar, Great Cumbrae
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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) moth caterpillar seen from the side, Fintry, Great Cumbrae