Grass eggar

Lasiocampa trifolii
Snout moths (Lasiocampidae)

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Large brown butterfly with a small white marking on its front wing with a dark curved line with a variable brightness. The ♂ has large comb antennae.
The sturdy caterpillar has a dark coloured hairy body with yellow-white hairs, the head has orange-red markings with black and white. When threatened it curls suddenly.

⇔ wsp. 35-66 mm

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≈ The LASIOCAMPA QUERCUS (Oak Eggar) is larger with clearer markings and a wider light coloured area, the caterpillar, however, is darker.

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