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Calliteara pudibunda
Pale Tussock Moth
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0921 1679 (2021-09-20)Copyright © 2021 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Sep 17, 2021
latitude 46.36041 longitude 13.70273
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location
Lower Trenta valley, between villages Soča and Trenta, right bank of river Soča, Na Melu place; East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)order
Lepidoptera
class Insecta
notes Slo.: rdečerepka - syn.: Dasychira pudibunda L. - Habitat: found in a house placed near mixed wood, Fagus sylvatica dominant; slightly inclined mountain slope, southeast aspect; calcareous ground; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (1.970 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Comment: This is a larva - caterpillar of Pale Tussock Moth, a night flier, which feeds mostly with Fagus sylvatica leaves but also with leaves of many other broadleaved trees and shrubs. It may become a serious pest in forests and orchards. The moth is more or less unicolor, but attractive in its shape, particularly by its large, comb like antlers and forward-facing furry legs. The caterpillars are very colorful and bizarre with its abundant hairs and its reddish 'tail' (pencil). Usually the caterpillar is yellow, but brown, ocher, red, green, gray-violet, lemon yellow with yellow, reddish or silvery-white hairs also occur. Only their 'tails' are always reddish.camera Nikon D700 / Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_1405/2021_DSC4338 photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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Pale Tussock Moth, Hop-dog Caterpillar (photographer)
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