Antique engraved illustration of the oak processionary metamorphosis. Vintage illustration of the oak processionary metamorphosis. Old engraved picture of the oak processionary. Up - caterpillars, on the left down - male, on the right down - female. The wingspan of adult stage moths is between 25 and 35 millimetres ( and in). Their pattern of tan, brown and white makes the adults difficult to see against oak bark. Adults fly during July and August. The larvae construct communal nests of white silk from which they crawl at night in single file, head to tail in large processions to feed
Antique engraved illustration of the oak processionary metamorphosis. Vintage illustration of the oak processionary metamorphosis. Old engraved picture of the oak processionary. Up - caterpillars, on the left down - male, on the right down - female. The wingspan of adult stage moths is between 25 and 35 millimetres ( and in). Their pattern of tan, brown and white makes the adults difficult to see against oak bark. Adults fly during July and August. The larvae construct communal nests of white silk from which they crawl at night in single file, head to tail in large processions to feed on foliage in the crowns of trees, returning in the same manner. Oak is its preferred food source, but the moth also eats the leaves of hazel, hornbeam, sweet chestnut, birch and beech.
Size: 5588px × 4085px
Location: WORLDWIDE
Photo credit: © Roman Nerud / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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