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Wooly caterpillar

Arctia caja

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Is the caterpillar for the garden tiger moth, Arctia caja.
It was moving very fast along a hike trail in Glencoe (perhaps was hiking too :-).

Habitat:

Mountain.

Notes:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/saltholme/b/saltholme-bl…

Reference Links:

The RSPB: A to Z of a Wildlife Garden: Garden tiger moth

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
The MnMs
Muchas gracias, Manval! Lo voy a confirmar en el ID :-)
Maniacval
Hola Marta En mi opinion no deberias de tener dudas sobre la especie ya que es esta que mencionas, una caracteristica que suele tener esta oruguita es la forma que dibuja el contorno rojizo de la parte de abajo por detras de la cabeza, todo esto junto a esos pelos largos grisaceos que presenta no hay duda como decia que es un Arctia caja. Saludos
The MnMs
It was moving quite fast but it seems like the side was orangish in the caterpillar? Thanks for the ID suggestion, I will add it later :-)
Jacob Gorneau
Arctia caja looks like a match. Did you see the side of the moth?

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PublishedAugust 1, 2013

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