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Faaabulous in Red Shoes - _TNY_5455

I found this caterpillar hiding on the underside of a leaf in the Mjällådalen nature reserve and when turning the leaf, it bent its head back like this.

 

The spacies has a very cool-sounding English name - this is a coxcomb prominent (Ptilodon capucina) and will eventually turn into a fuzzy brown and white moth.

 

Other noteworthy features are the red feet and the little splashes of red along the yellow side stripe.

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Uploaded on September 2, 2023
Taken on August 12, 2023