The drinker is apparently so named due to the habit of the larvae sucking up water droplets after rainfall. This particular caterpillar was found amongst the grassy dunes near a beach in Northumberland. It pupates on grass stems in a yellowish cocoon (unfortunately didn't take a photo of one of these) that look similar to that of a Burnet moth. The imago (adult form) is pale brown in colour.
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Friday, 20 August 2010
Drinker Moth (Euthrix potatoria)
The drinker is apparently so named due to the habit of the larvae sucking up water droplets after rainfall. This particular caterpillar was found amongst the grassy dunes near a beach in Northumberland. It pupates on grass stems in a yellowish cocoon (unfortunately didn't take a photo of one of these) that look similar to that of a Burnet moth. The imago (adult form) is pale brown in colour.
Friday, 13 August 2010
The Lackey Moth (Malacosoma neustria)
This is the larvae of the Lackey Moth. I fell in love with these iridescent tent caterpillars, after seeing them on a warm May day near Marloe Sands in Pembrokeshire. They form vast silken tents for temperature regulation on hawthorn and blackthorn. The imago, by comparison is a dull brown colour.
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