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The White Ermine caterpillar, Spilosoma lubricipedia. The White Ermine caterpillars grow to approximately 40 mm in length, feed on a wide variety of herbaceous plants and are very easy to rear. The colour of the dorsal line of the fully grown caterpillar may be either red, orange or quite pale.
Several species of small ermine moth have caterpillars that feed gregariously within sheets of webbing on plants. The caterpillars are creamy white with black spots.
13 cze 2024 · Ermine moth caterpillars are known for their synchronized feeding behavior, with entire populations moving in unison to defoliate trees and shrubs. Some species of ermine moth caterpillars exhibit gregarious behavior, forming large clusters for protection and thermoregulation.
Spilosoma lubricipeda, the white ermine, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found throughout the temperate belt of Eurasia from Europe through Kazakhstan and southern Siberia to Amur Region, China, Korea and Japan. In China several sibling species occur. Caterpillar Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
Erebidae . 72.020 White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Similar species: Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea is cream-buff or whitish-buff rather than white and is less spotted except for the diagonal line of spots from the apex to the trailing edge of the forewing which also shows through from the underside of the wing in plainer specimens.
A white moth with small black spots on the forewing, however, the number of black spots varies greatly from largely white examples which are almost entirely plain to those with many more spots that may even join together to form streaks along the wing veins.
Learn about the White Ermine moth and their identification. Get details about their size, their life cycle, the caterpillar and their diet, the pupa and the adult moth.
