caterpillar of Large Yellow Underwing "cutworm" moth (Noctua pronuba) feeding on flowerspike of Lesser Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera bifolia)

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caterpillar of Large Yellow Underwing "cutworm" moth (Noctua pronuba) feeding on flowerspike of Lesser Butterfly Orchid

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Size: 3000px × 2250px
Location: Cumbria England
Photo credit: © Steve Holroyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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