While water vole surveying for WTSWW yesterday I was lucky enough to see a puss moth caterpillar (I've always wanted to see one) and while photographing that I saw this on an adjacent willow. It looks like a prominent of some kind but can anyone be more specific please?
The only other moth activity was a few silver Y, chevron, diamond-back moths, Agriphila straminella and a Catoptria margaritella.
What a great find and a lovely photo. Am most envious! I believe this to be a Pebble Prominent larva, second generation.
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I got very excited for a while thinking this might be Large Dark Prominent but I agree with Carolyn, a much more likely, Pebble prominent.
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Thanks both, a wonderful looking caterpillar with some amazing subtle colours - shame the light wasn't better!
ReplyDeleteGood that's solved, now back to working out what WTSWW stands for...
ReplyDeleteWildlife Trust of South and West Wales!
ReplyDeleteExcitement over...Tony is back to preparing his entries for Talybont show tomorrow.
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