Caterpillar of the Lobster Prominent

The lobster moth or lobster prominent (Stauropus fagi) is a furry grey-brown, red-brown or green-brown moth (wingspan 50 to 70 mm) that looks nothing like a lobster. The English name refers to the remarkable lobster-like appearance of the caterpillar.
The caterpillars of the lobster moth are bizarre: the last body segment is swollen and has two long wires instead of legs.
When it feels threatened the swollen body parts are held over the rest of the body, the head is lifted and the animal shows his very long front legs. The general colour is reddish brown and if in its resting position provides perfect cryptic camouflage. The larvae can grow to a length of 70 mm.
The lobster moth is found across most of Europe and temperate Asia to Japan. This moth inhabits deciduous woodland at altitudes between sea level and about 1000m.

Rups van de eekhoorn(vlinder)
De eekhoorn(vlinder) (Stauropus fagi) is een harige grijsbruine, roodbruine of groenbruine nachtvlinder (vleugelspanwijdte 50 à 70 mm). De soort dankt zijn Nederlandse naam "eekhoorn" aan de schrikhouding van de bizar gebouwde rups.
Bij verstoring neemt de rups een camouflage en/of dreighouding aan met opgeheven voorkant en de zeer lange voorpoten naar voren uitstekend en het achtereind eveneens omhoog geklapt en eindigend in 2 staafvormige uitsteeksels.
De rupsen bereiken een lengte van maximaal 70 mm.
De eekhoorn wordt gevonden in het grootste deel van Europa en gematigde streken van Azië tot in Japan. Deze nachtvlinder leeft in loofbossen en lanen tussen zeeniveau en ongeveer 1000 meter.
In Nederland komt de vlinder algemeen voor met name in loofbossen op zandgrond. In België is de soort vrij zeldzaam.
Deze foto is gemaakt in de vlinderkwekeij van de De Passiflorahoeve, een zorgboerderij bij Harskamp op de Veluwe, vlakbij Arnhem, Ede en Apeldoorn. Info: www.passiflorahoeve.nl/ .
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Taken in: Nederland / Gelderland / Westeneng (show map)

Taken on: September 19, 2015

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