Caterpillar tent, Hellenge Hill
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Caterpillar tent, Hellenge Hill
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 23 May 2010
Unsure whether this silken web on a bramble bush might be sheltering larvae of the Brown Tail Moth or the Lackey Moth; from looking at the most conspicuous caterpillar, which looks to be a greyish blue, the latter seems more likely.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.309496
Longitude
-2.941516