Wikipedia:Picture of the day/January 29, 2005
Appearance
The Emperor Gum Moth caterpillar feeding on a eucalyptus leaf. Caterpillars of the Emperor Gum Moth pass through five stages, shedding their skin and changing their appearance at each stage of development, before spinning a dark brown silken cocoon and metamorphising into the adult moth. Photo credit: Fir0002 |