Cinnabar Caterpillar (at last)

[MJ224]

We thought we had missed out on these caterpillars, but suddenly there are a few...

[Ian]

I saw one on the drive way a few weeks ago but it didn't look very well!

Ian

[davcoll]

On a roll Mark.

Dave

[Harold Gough]

Yes, very late. Nice image.

Harold

[Joe_T]

Very nice. I've never seen one and from what I've just read they are not native to USA but have been introduced to control ragwort which can kill farm animals if they eat it.

[Melaka]

They live on ragwort but can't be said to control it. Most animals won't eat ragwort whilst it's growing. The danger principally arises when it is dead and if it gets into hay etc.