Title

Caterpillar of the Little Masked Owl

Caption

Caterpillar of the Little Masked Owl (Calophasia lunula) sitting on a leaf of the forage plant Linaria vulgaris, flowers in a meadow, Pietzmoor nature reserve, Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Sep 16, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK23F53_262

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50.7Mb (954.2Kb) / 17.2in x 11.5in / 5152 x 3438 (300dpi)

Keywords

Butterflies Butterfly Calophasia lunula Central Europe Common toadflax Common toadflaxes Erica Ericaceae Europe Europe's FRG Flaxweed German German Federal Republic Germany Heide Insect Insecta Insects Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Linaria Linaria vulgaris Lower Saxony Middle Europe Naturpark No People Noctuidae Noctuoidea Owlet moth Owlet moths Pietzmoor Plantaginaceae Republic of Germany Toadflax Toadflax Moth Toadflax Moths Toadflax brocade Moth Toadflaxes Yellow toadflax animal animals biotope biotopes bloom blossom blossoms bog boggy butterfly caterpillar caterpillar caterpillars conservation area countryside deserted development developments empty environmental reserve feed crop field flora flower flowering flowers fodder plant forage plant forage plants growth habitat heath family heather heather family in flower inflorescence inflorescences landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes larva larvae lawn leaf leaves marsh marsh area marshland marshy meadow meadows metamorphoses metamorphosis moth moths muddy natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves no one nobody open air protected area reserve reserves sanctuary scenery swamp swamps swamps landscapes swampy uninhabited wetland wetlands wildlife photography Heath area Lamiales Lueneburg Heath Lunenburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Nature Park Lueneburger Heide North Germany Northern Germany fauna heath heath landscape heathland heathlands high moor moor moorland moorlands swamp landscape vegetation vegetations wildlife