I've been watching the Sweet Willaims as they have now almost finished flowering and are setting seed. They were visited recently by an adult moth around 1st July though I only saw one at a time over several evenings.
A search through the seed heads this morning resulted in 2 caterpillars, quite small at no more than 15mm. Find them and then lose sight of them, they are so well camouflaged.......I did manage a few record shots - this is the best one and seems to confirm their identity.
Another look tonight - found one with what looks like its head into the seed pod. Will check again in the next few days and try get some better shots. That's if the Robin doesn't find them first !
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Fascinating to see that such a scarce moth is using a plant specifically planted to attract it, well done Dave, long may it continue.
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