Wednesday 12 August 2020

Stripy Caterpillar







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  1. And what sort of butterfly will he turn into one day?

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    1. It's a cinnabar moth caterpillar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar_moth

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  2. Lovely stripey caterpillar. Cinnabar moths are so beautiful.

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    1. You know I always wondered what it was when I saw them

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  3. They imported those to the North Coast many years ago to eat the tansy ragwort here. For a while we saw the caterpillars and moths around quite a bit, but rarely now. The ragwort's gone too; maybe that's why.

    Great pictures!

    Robin
    Rusty Ring: Reflections of an Old-Timey Hermit

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