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Moth/Butterfly caterpillars

rrobsmithrrobsmith Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Are these Cinnebar moth caterpillars? All in a mass on a very young silver birch. Are they likely to cause damage?

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  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    They are buff tip moths I think. Cinnabar moths eat ragwort.

    I don't know for certain but I think in such a large congragation that they could quite easily strip the leaves off a small tree and kill it but a large tree might not suffer as much. Hopefully someone knows more about them other than an id.
  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    It looks like the Buff-tip moth. I don't know how much damage they will do, but the tree should recover.

    https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/buff-tip
  • rrobsmithrrobsmith Posts: 2
    Thanks for that. Yes this looks like right caterpillar. I'll take a chance and leave them alone
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