Saturnia pavoniella caterpillar on a Bramble (Rubus) stem, its food plant. Sometimes regarded as just a subspecies of Saturnia pavonina (Emperor Moth)

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Saturnia pavoniella caterpillar on a Bramble (Rubus) stem, its food plant. Sometimes regarded as just a subspecies of Saturnia pavonina (Emperor Moth). It has slightly different wing markings.

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Size: 3425px × 5157px
Photo credit: © PAUL HARCOURT DAVIES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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