Pine processionary moth
The caterpillars move in a file searching for a suitable site to tunnel underground and pupate in the soil. Pupation takes place at a depth of about 10 cm [...] bluish-grey to black. Pupation takes place in the soil in an oval, ochreous-white silken cocoon. The pupae are about 20 mm in length, oval, and of a pale b [...] white, grey-fringed, with a characteristic dark spot in the anal region. The cylindrical egg masses range in length from 4 to 5 cm. They are covered with