tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644233114520619744.post4151123130033640853..comments2024-02-20T14:19:00.656+00:00Comments on Ceredigion Moths: What's the caterpillar?Ceredigion Mothshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11388227521305616170noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644233114520619744.post-67978272330953851352013-10-20T21:26:05.494+01:002013-10-20T21:26:05.494+01:00Thanks both for your comments. What a great servi...Thanks both for your comments. What a great service!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234064560190793489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644233114520619744.post-68365876357369713992013-10-18T12:42:41.558+01:002013-10-18T12:42:41.558+01:00I stand corrected, of course PH is right, they ove...I stand corrected, of course PH is right, they over-winter as larvae not as pupae. I can't quite get my head around the choices moths make in this regard; intuitively I think it would be safer to be in a cocoon but perhaps they benefit by going out to feed in exceptionally mild conditions like the bats or they maybe need the extra fresh food when they resume in the spring to get them to best condition for that dramatic metamorphosis. Are the chemicals/nutrients in leaves different in the spring to those dying off in late summer/autumn?lizsnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806460893197675633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644233114520619744.post-33241551184862537682013-10-18T12:05:09.814+01:002013-10-18T12:05:09.814+01:00I agree, Ruby Tiger, presumably off to hibernateI agree, Ruby Tiger, presumably off to hibernatePeter Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644233114520619744.post-40444474009698632032013-10-17T21:15:09.286+01:002013-10-17T21:15:09.286+01:00I think its a Ruby Tiger moth caterpillar. Google...I think its a Ruby Tiger moth caterpillar. Google RTM images and see what you think. <br />I did have one similar last year trying to pupate under my back door! lizsnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806460893197675633noreply@blogger.com