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Oak Eggar |
Animalia Insecta (Insects) Lepidoptera |
| Lasiocampa quercus | |
| Family: Lasiocampidae | |
| Above Dan y darren quarry View location From The UK Moths website: "The Oak Eggar, despite its name, does not feed on Oak, but is so-called because the shape of its cocoon is acorn-like. The foodplants are mainly heather (Calluna) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), but also include bramble (Rubus), Sallows (Salix), broom (Cytisus scoparius), sloe (Prunus spinosa), hawthorn (Crataegus), hazel (Corylus) and Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)." |
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| 08 August 2012 | |
| Category: The animal kingdom | |
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| Photographer: J R Crellin | |
About the picture: NIKON D700 08/08/2012 15:06:20 1/100 sec - F/13 Lens: 105mm f/2.8 G VR Sensitivity: ISO 400 Exp. compensation: -1 EV Depth of field: 0.01 m (0.47 - 0.48) Light value: 12.0 |
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