Butterfly or Moth

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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  June 2015

  http://butterfly-conservation.org/51-1319/cinnabar.html

  Cinnabar moth, a day flying moth with yellow and black striped caterpillars that eat ragwort

   

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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• baza Posts: 670

  June 2015

  Thanks Nutcutlet i had a look at the ragwort what the caterpillars eat and i've seen them in my garden ,

  Thanks

  Baz

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• tom9760 Posts: 44

  June 2015

  if you have pets make sure they don't eat them because they are toxic both moth and caterpillar 

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• baza Posts: 670

  June 2015

  Thanks tom my daughter brings her dog to my garden .I'll keep an eye out

  Thanks

  Baz

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• Reluctant_Gardener Posts: 284

  June 2015

  baza wrote (see)

  Anyone know what this is Butterfly or Moth never seen one like this before .

   It was in my garden tonight

  Thanks

  Baz

  Moths have feathery or saw edged antennae whereas butterflies have club-shaped, usually longer antennae. They fold their wings differently, moths (including diurnal ones) tend to cover their abdomens with their wings and they have frenulums.

  At a biodiversity thing at the weekend I was saying to the Lepidopterist chap that I've never seen a Cinnabar moth or caterpillar live, though I've gone to untreated lanes and reserves to look for them. He said this area is way out of their distribution. I've since howked some of the senecio plants.

  I stick the greenhouse light on at night to attract moths to view. The clothes moths can right off.

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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  June 2015

  Some years we have lots of these and all the ragwort has caterpillars. Not so many in the last couple of years though

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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