An oak eggar moth caterpillar photographed in England in May
by Stephen Hewitt
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A mature caterpillar of the oak eggar moth (Lasiocampa quercus) as found on the ground next to country path in the south of England on 4 May 2022. It has rings of pale hairs and smoother black areas alternating along its body.
The photographs here show a
caterpillar photographed in southern England on 4 May 2022.
It is hairy, with rings of pale hairs alternating with smoother black bands down the length of its body
and orange-brown hairs towards its underside.
There are uneven flecks of white, roughly in a line along each side of its body.
The same oak eggar caterpillar (Lasiocampa quercus) seen from the front, England 4 May 2022.The oak eggar caterpillar viewed from above, with a centimetre ruler placed on the ground next to it to provide an indication of its size. Southern England, 4 May 2022
