tarboat's photos with the keyword: moth

Whilst out and about I found this hairy beast wandering around the edge of a copse. It is the caterpillar of the Pale Tussock Moth ( Calliteara pudibunda ) and was looking for a place to pupate. The actual moth is rather less eyecatching.

Six-spot Burnet Moths ( Zygaena filipendulae ) at Bennerley, Notts. Attached to the other side of the stem is the empty chrysalis case from which had emerged one of the abundant examples of this species seen at this site.