A bundle of caterpillars
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A bundle of caterpillars
Image: © Andrew Smith Taken: 6 May 2007
In the hedgerow beside the drive of Faulkner's Down Farm. They are a species of small ermine moth, Yponomeuta cagnagella, and are devouring spindle. They had also smothered the hedge in their webs. Spindle is a common shrub on chalky soils.
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Image Location
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51.22614
Longitude
-1.417104