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Spiked Shieldbug feeding on Fox Moth caterpillar, Lenzie Moss
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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
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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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
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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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
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
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding from Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at Kelvindale. Cinnarbar Moth caterpillars can often be spotted on ragwort, their most preferred food source. The bright colouring of the Cinnabar Moth caterpillar acts as a warning to potential predators by indicating that they are poisonous. The poison can only build up in the caterpillar by feeding from ragwort.
19 July 2024
Cinnabar Moth caterpillar, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding from Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at Kelvindale. Cinnarbar Moth caterpillars can often be spotted on ragwort, their most preferred food source. The bright colouring of the Cinnabar Moth caterpillar acts as a warning to potential predators by indicating that they are poisonous. The poison can only build up in the caterpillar by feeding from ragwort.
19 July 2024
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
