Processionary Caterpillar in Portugal
The processionary caterpillar in Portugal is the pine processionary Thaumetopoea pityocampa. It’s a defoliating insect, which can parasitize pines and cedars. It’s called the processionary because of the way the stage 5 larvae move when descending from their nests to burrow in the ground to pupate. They move in a line resembling a procession. Growth … Read more