Garden Carpet Moth

   Xanthorhoe fluctuata

 

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Garden Carpet Moth -- the presence and intensity of the middle bar varies from almost no bar (left above/below) to a slight/medium bar (centre above/below) to a full bar (right above)
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 GARDEN CARPET MOTH CATERPILLAR
 
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The Garden Carpet Moth caterpillar is brown with a patterned back and plain light sides. It has claspers and legs at the back plus front legs and it walks by looping its back then stretching (a "looper").
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When startled, the Garden Carpet Moth caterpillar stays straight and motionless imitating a twig
 GARDEN CARPET MOTH PUPA 
Garden Carpet moth pupa
Garden Carpet Moth pupa    
     
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