Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) caterpillars hatching and spinning a larval web on a Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) leaf to feed under.

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Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) caterpillars hatching and spinning a protective silken larval web on the underside of a Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) leaf, the larval food plant, in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.

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Size: 5020px × 3765px
Location: Box, Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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