A pupa forms after a fully fed caterpillar enters the pupal stage on dwarf willow at Ainsdale local nature reserve on the Sefton coast.
A pupa forms after a fully fed caterpillar enters the pupal stage on dwarf willow at Ainsdale local nature reserve on the sefton coast. These uncommon moths emerge here in good numbers each year and all life stages are often evident when visiting in their annual cycle of life rituals.
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Location: Ainsdale, Merseyside, UK
Photo credit: © Rod Hill / Alamy / Afripics
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