Puss moth.

Found three of these caterpillars on poplar in Nieuwegein the Netherlands.

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Patomarazul

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Super! I see them in the guide we have for our area but -again-never had the chance to see one in real life yet. Wonderful! Posted 5 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
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  You're still a spring chicken Marta, your time will come. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
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    I like that thought! ;-) Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Love everything about this!

Note: added to 382Moth Week 2020 , hope you don't mind. Posted 5 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
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  Thank you Ferdy. Posted 5 years ago

DebRich

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Wow! Great photo! Interesting species! Posted 5 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
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  Thanks a lot Debby/Debbie Posted 5 years ago

Christine Young

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WHOA, so fantastic! Posted 5 years ago

Christine Young

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Today's Facebook post:

This is the caterpillar of a puss moth (Cerura vinula)! It is found throughout Europe and gets its common name from the soft, cat-like “fur” that covers the body of the adult moth.
The caterpillars have a remarkable defensive behavior. When agitated, a caterpillar rears up while waving the appendages at the end of its abdomen. If that isn’t scary enough to deter a predator, then it will squirt formic acid onto its attacker. Ouch! {Photo credit: Paul Dirksen} #JungleDragon #Pussmoth #MothWeek2020 #NationalMothWeek

https://www.facebook.com/jungledragonwildlife Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
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  Thanks a lot Christine, appreciated . Posted 5 years ago

The Puss moth

''Cerura vinula'', the puss moth, is a lepidopteran from the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Paul Dirksen