Andy Sands / Caterpillar larva of Buff Ermine (Spilarctia luteum), the only British caterpillar to feed on Bracken, South Wales, UK, August

Robert Thompson / White ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) Castlewellan Forest Park, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Robert Thompson / White ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Northern Ireland, UK, July

David Tipling / Communal larvae webs of White ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on bushes in housing estate, Thetford, Norfolk, UK, May 2009

David Tipling / Communal larvae webs of White ermine moths (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on bushes in housing estate, Thetford, Norfolk, UK, May 2009

David Tipling / Communal larvae webs of White ermine moths (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on bushes in housing estate, Thetford, Norfolk, UK, May 2009

Paul Hobson / White ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on branch, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / White ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) UK

Michael Durham / White tiger moth possibly {Spilosoma vestalis} Oregon, USA

Duncan Mcewan / White ermine moth {Spilosoma lubricipeda} Scotland, UK