Calliteara pudibunda (pale tussock). I saw this caterpillar in my garden on a bush of Hydrangea.
Caterpillar
Calliteara pudibunda (pale tussock). I saw this caterpillar in my garden on a bush of Hydrangea.
Calliteara pudibunda (pale tussock). I saw this caterpillar in my garden on a bush of Hydrangea.
The caterpillar is really a sight for sore eyes. The finished moth cannot keep up with this in terms of colour. I also have 2 pupa's which hopefully hatch in spring.
When I saw this caterpillar, I thought that it would make a very bright butterfly, but this is not so, although I like all the butterflies, because they have such a magical transformation from a caterpillar into a butterfly. I hope your pupa's turn into butterflies in the spring!