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Caterpillar

Goldfinch 60Goldfinch 60 Posts: 143
in Wildlife gardening
good evening. Does anyone recognise this caterpillar munching on a buddlia leaf. Thanks in advance.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Mullein Moth



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Goldfinch 60Goldfinch 60 Posts: 143
    Thank you 
  • DitsyDitsy Posts: 196
    Ha ha I had one on my Buddleia today as well

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Aren’t they gorgeous  😎 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DitsyDitsy Posts: 196
    Yes very pretty. I have left it be, I hope it doesn't do too much damage.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    edited June 2023
    We have never had them on buddleia so will keep an eye out. They are always  as it says on the mullein.
  • DitsyDitsy Posts: 196
    I've found 10 so far ..
  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
    I had loads on my verbascum recently, apparently they go for verbascum and buddleia almost exclusively. They were right next to my OH's tomatoes, but didn't touch them at all. They were probably full up from my plants (which they completely decimated...)
    Lincolnshire
  • DitsyDitsy Posts: 196
    I've moved them to a bit of no mans land behind my garden.
  • CrazybeeladyCrazybeelady Posts: 778
    I had one on my verbascum this week, was going to relocate it to some local "wild" buddleia as it was going to strip the plant, but then it vanished!
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