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? |
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No, that's not a white ermine's caterpillar, try again |
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No, that's not a peacock butterfly's caterpillar, try again |
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No, that's not a mottled umber's caterpillar, try again |
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Yes - it is a white ermine's caterpillar. All furry caterpillars are moths. Now try a peacock or a mottled umber
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Yes -it's a peacock caterpillar. All spiky caterpillars are butterflies. Now try a mottled umber or a white ermine |
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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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