We met her yesterday while pruning. It's the catterpilar of the butterfly called BOARMIE. It certainly spend winter hide under the bark and now wake up with the warmest températures..
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| Frozen to be invisible. |
This caterpillar is very good in camouflage. It's colour make it hard to see, and it's freezing when it feel any mouvement, like a twig.
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| Like a twig. |
Those hibernating carterpillars are gnowing the buds when they are opening, killing the futur branch, with leaves and fruits.
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