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Ocnogyna baetica

Ocnogyna baetica feeding on Moraea sisyrinchium

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Beautiful, I like how you composed the yellow flower in the back as if it is the sun :)
    Any reason it is named the winter webworm?     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View RMFelix's profile
      RMFelix
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      I really don't know, Ferdy. Thanks for your appreciation! By the way, the flower was not chopped from its place. This catterpillars are quite nervous, like so many others, and they simply fell off to the ground at the minimum vibration. Posted 8 years ago
  3. View John Sullivan's profile
    John Sullivan
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    It looks like the caterpillar is holding a blue-and-yellow flag. Posted 8 years ago

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The Winter webworm

''Ocnogyna baetica'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Italy, the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.

Larvae have been recorded on ''Hedysarum'', ''Trifolium'', ''Erysimum'' and ''Malva''.

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  • NIKON D7100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 50mm