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<\/a>Interesting moth<\/p><\/div>\n
I googled it and it is a scarlet tiger moth. They are seen in June and July in Southern Britain. They fly in sunshine and are active during the day and night. All these things fit perfectly.<\/p>\n
I also looked up their caterpillars and they are black and yellow. We recognised them from the garden so further proof.<\/p>\n
I also spotted two more mullein moth caterpillars.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The caterpillars have completely stripped the verbascum<\/p><\/div>\n
They have annihilated our vebascum. We cut it down with the caterpillars attached and put it over our back fence onto the strip of woodland.<\/p>\n
Note to Jenny. I always reply to every comment. I went back to my last post about these\u00a0caterpillars to remind myself which moth they turn into and saw that my reply to you didn’t appear.<\/p>\n
You are right that it is good to get a correct identification and it was the spot pattern that was the clue in the end. Sorry to hear that your most of your chicks may be boys but it’s good that you have homes for them.<\/p>\n
It will probably turn out that I replied on the wrong post but never mind. As this is my blog I don’t mind talking directly on a post sometimes.<\/p>\n
It’s definitely the time of year for wild life. We have spotted a little mouse in the garden quite frequently and have spotted the slow worms all grown up now. It is fun spotting new things and trying to identify them even if they are not always good for the garden as in the case of the caterpillars!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have managed to identify the moth I saw in the chicken run recently. I googled it and it is a scarlet tiger moth. They are seen in June and July in Southern Britain. They fly in sunshine and are … Continue reading