I turned the photo for convenience; in situ, this caterpillar was climbing the pine tree head-up front.Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: PterygotaInfraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Lepidoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (butterflies and moths, Schmetterlinge)Suborder: GlossataInfraorder: HeteroneuraSuperfamily: LasiocampoideaFamily: Lasiocampidae HARRIS, 1841 (eggars, snout moths or lappet moths, Glucken oder Wollraupenspinner)Subfamily: Lasiocampinae HARRIS, 1841Genus: Dendrolimus GERMAR, 1812Dendrolimus pini LINNAEUS, 1758 (Pine-tree Lappet, Kiefernspinner)[det Gerdt Gingko, 2013, based on this photo]E-Germany, Brandenburg, vic. Storkow: Wendisch Rietz, 16.06.2013IMG_1123
