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Spring Usher caterpillar, Heesch, the Netherlands Caterpillar moving up on an oak tree. The caterpillar is highly variable in appearance:<br /> <a href="https://www.vlinderstichting.nl/vlinders/overzicht-vlinders/galerij-vlinder/?&amp;vlinder=361&amp;fase=rups" rel="nofollow">https://www.vlinderstichting.nl/vlinders/overzicht-vlinders/galerij-vlinder/?&amp;vlinder=361&amp;fase=rups</a><br /> ...and it appears, so are the adults:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89226/agriopis_leucophaearia_-_collage_of_males.html" title="Agriopis leucophaearia - Collage of males"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/89226_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=q%2BMViW8uPoMyji1oEOrLEBvEj6Y%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Agriopis leucophaearia - Collage of males One night in January on the black walls of Den Alerdinck, just a few of the 30-40 or so male Spring ushers.<br /> Choose &quot;load original&quot; in full frame view to get full resolution (5760x3240) Agriopis,Agriopis leucophaearia,Alerdinck,Bistonini,Ennominae,Geometridae,Geotagged,Moth,Netherlands,Spring Usher,nl: Kleine Voorjaarsspanner" /></a></figure> Agriopis leucophaearia,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Spring Usher,World Click/tap to enlarge

Spring Usher caterpillar, Heesch, the Netherlands

Caterpillar moving up on an oak tree. The caterpillar is highly variable in appearance:
https://www.vlinderstichting.nl/vlinders/overzicht-vlinders/galerij-vlinder/?&vlinder=361&fase=rups
...and it appears, so are the adults:

Agriopis leucophaearia - Collage of males One night in January on the black walls of Den Alerdinck, just a few of the 30-40 or so male Spring ushers.<br /> Choose "load original" in full frame view to get full resolution (5760x3240) Agriopis,Agriopis leucophaearia,Alerdinck,Bistonini,Ennominae,Geometridae,Geotagged,Moth,Netherlands,Spring Usher,nl: Kleine Voorjaarsspanner

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The Spring Usher

The Spring Usher is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jun 1, 2020. Captured May 9, 2020 13:38.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/3.3
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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