gooseberry-caterpillar

gooseberry-caterpillar
gooseˈberry-caterpillar noun
A creamy looper with orange spots and black dots, feeding on gooseberry leaves, the larva of the gooseˈberry-moth or magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata), a yellow-bodied moth with black-spotted white wings
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