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Shropshire Invertebrates Group - Invertebrates of Shropshire
Micro-moth caterpillar - Depressaria maculata

This small caterpillar lives in silken webs, spun on the underside of umbellifers, particularly water dropwort Oenanthe species. If disturbed the caterpillar violently writhes around and drops to the ground to escape.