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Depressaria radiella - Caterpillar Caterpillar peeking out of its &quot;nest&quot; that it has spun under the flower head of Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium).<br /> Here I coerced the two caterpillars in the small nest out for full length body shots:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98519/depressaria_radiella_-_older_and_younger_caterpillar.html" title="Depressaria radiella - Older and younger caterpillar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98519_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=tc%2BlQI8WJ74z3WyypkXrygLvlR0%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Depressaria radiella - Older and younger caterpillar Coerced out of their nest (and put back later). Both caterpillars NOT to scale - the bottom one is much smaller.<br /> Here the bigger one in situ:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98518/depressaria_radiella_-_caterpillar.html Caterpillar,Depressaria,Depressaria radiella,Depressariidae,Geotagged,Heracleum sphondylium,Lepidoptera,Moth Week 2020,Netherlands,Parsnip moth,nl: Groot platlijfje" /></a></figure> Caterpillar,Depressaria,Depressaria radiella,Depressariidae,Geotagged,Heracleum sphondylium,Lepidoptera,Moth Week 2020,Netherlands,Parsnip moth,nl: Groot platlijfje Click/tap to enlarge

Depressaria radiella - Caterpillar

Caterpillar peeking out of its "nest" that it has spun under the flower head of Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium).
Here I coerced the two caterpillars in the small nest out for full length body shots:

Depressaria radiella - Older and younger caterpillar Coerced out of their nest (and put back later). Both caterpillars NOT to scale - the bottom one is much smaller.<br /> Here the bigger one in situ:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98518/depressaria_radiella_-_caterpillar.html Caterpillar,Depressaria,Depressaria radiella,Depressariidae,Geotagged,Heracleum sphondylium,Lepidoptera,Moth Week 2020,Netherlands,Parsnip moth,nl: Groot platlijfje

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The Parsnip moth

The parsnip moth or parsnip webworm is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

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Uploaded Jul 22, 2020.
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