05 August 2022

crawlie

Found two fat, rather large caterpillars on my turnip-rutabaga leaves. Not sure if they were causing the damage. Brought one in to identify it.
It's the orange-striped oakworm. Eats mostly (of course) oak leaves, and grows into a rather striking orange moth. I put them out in the perennial bed to finish their munching out of the garden.


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