Drepana falcataria ssp falcataria (Linnaeus, 1758), (pebble hook-tip)


25 Sep 2005 at OSGR: SU57 in Berks, England

Record SummaryLarva on birch leaf
Found asLarva
Date25 September 2005
Associated organismBetula
OS grid refOSGR: SU57
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland

Notes: The caterpillar folded a leaf over itself with silk, preparing to pupate. A couple of days later the caterpillar was dead beside a Hymenopteran pupa (noted on 28th Sept, photographed 29th).

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