Orchard ermine caterpillar (Yponomeuta padella) in a web with other larvae. This moth larva feeds on hawthorn (Crataegus sp.) and blackthorn (Prunus s

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Orchard ermine caterpillar (Yponomeuta padella) in a web with other larvae. This moth larva feeds on hawthorn (Crataegus sp.) and blackthorn (Prunus sp.) plants. It lives gregariously in a silken web.

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Photo credit: © UK CROWN COPYRIGHT COURTESY OF FERA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, biological, biology, caterpillar, close-, crataegus, entomology, ermine, fauna, gregarious, hawthorn, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, larva, larvae, nature, orchard, padella, pest, sp., spotted, web, wildlife, yponomeuta, zoological, zoology