Kim Taylor / Close up of Puss moth caterpillar {Cerura vinula} feeding on Goat willow, UK.

Ingo Arndt / Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) on stem, Europe

Robert Thompson / Puss moth (Cerura vinula) near Lough Bunny, County Clare, Republic of Ireland. April. Small repro only.

Robert Thompson / Puss moth (Cerura vinula) camouflaged on small Hawthorn tree (Crataegus monogyna) Burren National Park, County Clare, Ireland, April.

Robert Thompson / Puss moth (Cerura vinula) on mossy branch, Clare Glen, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Ingo Arndt / Puss moth caterpillar in defense posture {Cerura vinula}, Germany.Europe

Paul Harcourt Davies / Puss moth (Cerura vinula) resting on bark at Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Puss moth (Cerura vinula) resting on bark at Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy June.

David Kjaer / Puss moth caterpillar (Cerura vinula) Wiltshire UK

Adrian Davies / Puss moth (Cerura vinula) larva feeding on Sallow, Surrey, England, UK, July.

Alex Hyde / Puss Moth caterpillar (Cerura vinula) feeding on Goat Willow (Salix caprea), Derbyshire, UK. May.

Alex Hyde / Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) cocoon, constructed on tree bark. Derbyshire, UK, August.