Lord Bracknell
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Has anyone else noticed how many of them are around at the moment? Beautiful things.
Cinnabar Moths
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Notters' Dad
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Haven't actually seen any yet this year but then I'm not in Mayfair. Thanks for saying what they are called though, I never knew that.
generation x
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- Nov 24, 2007
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Natures way of dealing with ragwort.
jevs
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I was talking to NSC leg-end Sir Jack Straw just a few days ago about said moths. I've seen quite a few lately and Sir Jack is pretty up on his moths and butterflies. As mentioned, they feed on ragwort and digest the alkaloids making them highly toxic. The caterpillas are black and yellow striped and toxic to anything that eats them.
Apparently...according to Sir Jack, it's a damn good year for moths but not so good for butterflies, although on a trip to Wisley gardens with Sir Jack back in march, there were a fair few Brimstones, Peacocks, Commas, Red Admirals and and a few others around. Im trying to get Sir jack into birds at the mo (feathered variety)
Apparently...according to Sir Jack, it's a damn good year for moths but not so good for butterflies, although on a trip to Wisley gardens with Sir Jack back in march, there were a fair few Brimstones, Peacocks, Commas, Red Admirals and and a few others around. Im trying to get Sir jack into birds at the mo (feathered variety)
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Has anyone else noticed how many of them are around at the moment? Beautiful things.
Worst. Camouflage. Ever.
Have to say I've never seen one or even heard of them before. Top looking moth tho eh?
jevs
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Red n black = "don't eat me, i'm poisonous" best camouflage in the world !!!
Tom Hark Preston Park
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vegster
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Where I am, Ragwort is a bit scarce but I do find the caterpillars on Common Groundsel from time to time, but, not this year yet. The caterpillars always remind me of Liquorice Allsorts because of the simmilar banding colours.
Lord Bracknell
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Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Natures "Oi - f*** right off" display in its full glory.
Skaville
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Okay moth lovers, please answer me this - who are the little woody looking fellas I see all the time who, with their wings closed look like a capital T?
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
1066familyman
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Plume moths
1066familyman
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Lord Bracknell
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Plume moths?
1066familyman
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We discovered one of these beasts last autumn in amongst some rose bay willow herb when weeding at work. We put it in a big bowl with said plant, let it pupate and overwintered it.
About two weeks ago it finally emerged as one of these beauties
Unfortunately I was away on holiday on the day of emergence, but luckily I've seen several elephant hawk moths before so wasn't as disappointed as I would have been had I never seen one before.
About two weeks ago it finally emerged as one of these beauties
Unfortunately I was away on holiday on the day of emergence, but luckily I've seen several elephant hawk moths before so wasn't as disappointed as I would have been had I never seen one before.
1066familyman
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Two caterpillars walking down the road together having a chat when a huge moth swoops overhead.
Says one caterpillar to the other...."Did you see that !"
"Yes" says the other....."You'll never get me up in one of those !"
Says one caterpillar to the other...."Did you see that !"
"Yes" says the other....."You'll never get me up in one of those !"