The photos show three insects you can see at Noakes Grove or anywhere in the Essex Countryside. There is one photograph of the adult insect and another of its caterpillar. Can you pair up the butterfly or moth with its caterpillar?  
White Ermine Moth Caterpillar 1  
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Which caterpillar belongs to the white ermine moth?

Caterpillar 1

Caterpillar 2

Caterpillar 3

 

 

Peacock butterfly

 

 

Caterpillar 2

 

Which caterpillar belongs to the peacock butterfly?

Caterpillar 1

Caterpillar 2

Caterpillar 3

 

 

Mottled Umber Moth

 

 

Caterpillar 3

 

Which caterpillar belongs to the hare?

Caterpillar 1

Caterpillar 2

Caterpillar 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, that's not a white ermine's caterpillar, try again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, that's not a peacock butterfly's caterpillar, try again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, that's not a mottled umber's caterpillar, try again

 

 

 

Yes - it is a white ermine's caterpillar. All furry caterpillars are moths. Now try a peacock or a mottled umber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes -it's a peacock caterpillar. All spiky caterpillars are butterflies. Now try a mottled umber or a white ermine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes - it's a mottled umber caterpillar. All "looper" caterpillars are moths. Now try a peacock or a white ermine

 

 

 

 

Look at the picture of the moth: the one with wings is a male and the one that looks a bit like a spider is the female

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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