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Mullein Moth
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I have had mulleins growing in my garden for decades, but have never before come across the Mullein moth (a.k.a.Cucullia Verbasci; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullein_moth)
I noticed its rather spectacular caterpillars munching away on a mullein plant yesterday.
Is it a pest? Is it rare? Why has it suddenly appeared in my garden? Should I be notifying any official organisation?
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they're great aren't they. Eat a verbascum before you can blink. But I garden for the wildlife that lives here and welcome them all. Not rare or notifable.
In the sticks near Peterborough