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Vapourer Moth larva (Orgyia antiqua) A quite stunning moth larva, unmistakable for any other and one, if you're lucky, which can be found in Woodlands, heathlands, moorland, hedgerows, parks and gardens.<br />
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Read more about it alongside this video: <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/n8boFZJLrpc?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Geotagged,National Moth Week 2022,Orgyia antiqua,Rusty Tussock Moth,Spring,United Kingdom,moth week 2022

Vapourer Moth larva (Orgyia antiqua)

A quite stunning moth larva, unmistakable for any other and one, if you're lucky, which can be found in Woodlands, heathlands, moorland, hedgerows, parks and gardens.

Read more about it alongside this video:

comments (3)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

A beauty!

PS: can you have a look at the geotag please? Posted 3 years ago
1. Philip Booker
  
  Lion
  
  I found it in the middle of the ocean....:-) Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Hehe, location 0. Posted 3 years ago

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The Rusty tussock moth

"Orgyia antiqua", the rusty tussock moth or vapourer, is a moth in the family Erebidae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Philip Booker

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Uploaded Jul 29, 2022. Captured Jun 10, 2022 15:49 in 33 Crespin Way, Brighton BN1 7FG, UK.

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