Caterpillar of the Poplar Hawk moth - Laothoe populi
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Caterpillar of the Poplar Hawk moth - Laothoe populi by Mick Lobb as part of the Geograph project.
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Caterpillar of the Poplar Hawk moth - Laothoe populi
Image: © Mick Lobb Taken: 13 Sep 2006
Along with its siblings managed to defoliate a willow tree growing in a pot in a back garden in Llantwit Major! See Image for greater detail of this moth.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.411353
Longitude
-3.468296