Puss Moth Larvea Cerura vinula life cycle, 1 of 15 images. instar splitting and emeging from its old skin.

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The front of its head has just popped off and can be seen, still just attached but clearly too far forward for a normal position. The next stage is splitting the skin from head to tail, it will then pull itself clear of the old skin, turn round and eat some of it.

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Size: 5296px × 3518px
Location: Grimsby, UK
Photo credit: © fotolincs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: biodiversity, caterpiller, cycle, insect, instar, leaves, life, poplar, skin