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cinnibar caterpillar
« on: July 19, 2009, 18:42:09 »
is the cinnibar caterpillar a problem i thought it fed on ragwort but i found one yesterdayrday on another weed ?and i wondered if it might eat other stuff ?
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Re: cinnibar caterpillar
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2009, 20:34:33 »
I found some similar caterpillars yesterday, macmac - and also identified them as cinnibar caterpillars. I am not sure which weed they were eating, but I don't think it was ragwort. One website did say that they would eat other plants.
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Re: cinnibar caterpillar
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2009, 20:36:42 »
Yup, cinnabar moth caterpillar.
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Re: cinnibar caterpillar
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2009, 21:58:33 »
They eat ragwort alive and won't bother your crops so encourage them!
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