JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Utetheisa pulchella - Caterpillar Found on La Palma (Canary Island) on an endemic shrub (Echium brevirame) - couldn't find an ID myself, so thanks go to Ingrid Altmann for helping with that :o) Crimson speckled footman,Echium brevirame,Erebidae,Geotagged,La Palma (Canary Islands),Spain,Utetheisa,Utetheisa pulchella Click/tap to enlarge

Utetheisa pulchella - Caterpillar

Found on La Palma (Canary Island) on an endemic shrub (Echium brevirame) - couldn't find an ID myself, so thanks go to Ingrid Altmann for helping with that :o)

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Crimson speckled footman

The Crimson-speckled Flunkey is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Africa, Southern Europe, Central and Southern Asia and Australia. The wingspan is 29-42 mm. The larvae feed on Forget-me-not, ''Echium'', ''Borago'' and ''Anchusa'' species.

Info 12 0
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Pudding4brains
View Pudding4brains's profile

By Pudding4brains

Public Domain
Uploaded Apr 5, 2019. Captured in Camino el Pedregal, 24A, 38769 El Pedregal, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
country flag of Spain Explore Spain 1,054 630 0

This photo also appears in

Discover more photo collections