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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.
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.
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.
21 maj 2024 · White Ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda): Approximately 40mm long with a red, orange or pale dorsal line. Caterpillars at later development stages are covered in spines that can be reddish brown, dark brown or even black.
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.
Spilosoma lubricipeda. 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.
Wingspan 34-48 mm. Widely distributed and fairly common over much of Britain, there is considerable variation in the degree of black speckling, and in certain parts of Scotland, there are forms with a buffish ground colour.
