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The Vapourer or Rusty Tussock
Orgyia antiqua
53.1077, -0.177066
Field Notes
Description:
A recently hatched caterpillar of the Vapourer moth in the family Lymantriidae.
Habitat:
Native to Europe, mostly in suburban habitats.
Notes:
The female only has vestigial wings and is flightless while the male flies mostly during the day. Feeds on a wide range of broad leaved trees and shrubs. This one was feeding on a rose bush in my garden - left in peace!
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