Grey dagger caterpillar on Pyracantha leaf.

---

Caterpillar of a grey dagger moth on a leaf, with spun silk. The absence of a white side stripe indicates it's an earlier instar.

---

Size: 3888px × 2592px
Location: Meadowlands Avenue, Bridgwater, Somerset, England UK
Photo credit: © Richard Winn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: acronista, arthropoda, black, caterpillar, dagger, early, green, grey, insect, insecta, instar, leaf, lepidoptera, macro, moth, noctuid, noctuidae, psi, pyracantha, red, silk, yellow