Small eggar (Eriogaster lanestris) caterpillar (after moulting) on a branch at spring - Cevennes - France

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The larvae live gregariously in silken webs on the foodplant : Hawthorn (Crataegus) or Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

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Size: 4256px × 2837px
Location: Cevennes - France
Photo credit: © Robert HENNO / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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