SCIENTIFIC NAME: FURCULA FURCULA
VERNACULAR NAME: SALLOW KITTEN

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DESCRIPTION An attractive larvae with a lime-green ground colour, a brown saddle shaped band along the back and 2 long whip-like tails at the rear. Paler than the similar Poplar Kitten.
FOODPLANT Feeds mainly on willows but also on aspen and poplars.
SEASON June to September.

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