Brown Tail Moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Kent UK, white, The caterpillars are well-known for their urticating hairs; they cause extreme irritation if

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Brown Tail Moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Kent UK, white, The caterpillars are well-known for their urticating hairs; they cause extreme irritation if in contact with human skin. They feed in a communal web on the leaves of hawthorn (Crataegus) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).

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