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Yellow tail/Swan Moth caterpillar Doode Bemde, Belgium (June, 2014)<br /> 3 cm more or less. The larva is black with red and yellow stripes and is very hairy. It usually feeds on trees and shrubs such as alder, apple, birch, blackcurrant, blackthorn, cherry, chestnut, hawthorn, oak, rowan and sallow. The adults are white moths. Belgium,Euproctis similis,Geotagged,Spring,Yellow-tail Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Yellow tail/Swan Moth caterpillar

Doode Bemde, Belgium (June, 2014)
3 cm more or less. The larva is black with red and yellow stripes and is very hairy. It usually feeds on trees and shrubs such as alder, apple, birch, blackcurrant, blackthorn, cherry, chestnut, hawthorn, oak, rowan and sallow. The adults are white moths.

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The Yellow-tail

The Yellow-tail, Goldtail Moth or Swan Moth is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Jul 27, 2016. Captured Jun 1, 2014 15:51 in IJzerenwegstraat 3-5, 3051 Oud-Heverlee, Belgium.
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  • SP-820UZ
  • f/4.5
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO80
  • 5.7mm