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    From Timatmarford@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 27 08:59:39 2025
    Ragwort pulling in full swing:-(

    Noticeable increase in Cinnabar Moth caterpillars this year. Upside to everything?
    Tim

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  • From Handsome Jack@21:1/5 to Timatmarford on Fri Jun 27 08:26:37 2025
    On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:59:39 +0100, Timatmarford wrote:

    Ragwort pulling in full swing:-(

    Noticeable increase in Cinnabar Moth caterpillars this year. Upside to everything?
    Tim

    There was last year too. Richmond Park was full of them.

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Timatmarford on Fri Jun 27 14:22:31 2025
    On 27/06/2025 08:59, Timatmarford wrote:
    Ragwort pulling in full swing:-(

    Noticeable increase in Cinnabar Moth caterpillars this year. Upside to everything?
    Tim

    I never see them on my Golden Rod (Ragwort variant ??)

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  • From wasbit@21:1/5 to Timatmarford on Sat Jun 28 09:10:00 2025
    On 27/06/2025 08:59, Timatmarford wrote:
    Ragwort pulling in full swing:-(

    Noticeable increase in Cinnabar Moth caterpillars this year. Upside to everything?

    The problem is identifying it. There are so many that look similar.



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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to wasbit on Sat Jun 28 09:17:47 2025
    wasbit wrote:

    Timatmarford wrote:
    Ragwort pulling in full swing:-(

    Noticeable increase in Cinnabar Moth caterpillars this year. Upside to
    everything?

    The problem is identifying it. There are so many that look similar.
    I probably don't recognise it before it flowers, and is covered in
    stripey caterpillars!

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