Irish moths

Pale Tussock, Calliteara pudibunda

Family: Lymantriidae

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Locally common
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Similar: 1999 Lobster Moth


Pale Tussock, Calliteara pudibunda


Pale Tussock, Calliteara pudibunda





Pale Tussock, Calliteara pudibunda, caterpillar

Pale Tussock, Calliteara pudibunda
Adult: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April and May 2011. Caterpillar: Cork, August 2011

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