Garden Wildlife UK

Willpar wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2024 8:57 am Have noticed that the buddlia has just started flowering in a few places I walk.

Same here. My own is usually a little later. The flowers have formed but are not yet big enough to bloom.

I wondered if this is an elephant hawk-moth chrysalis. It is about 3cm long, I found it in the garden today.

Elephant Hawk-moth chrysalis ? by SnappyMac, on Flickr

SnappyMac wrote: Mon May 26, 2025 4:17 pm I wondered if this is an elephant hawk-moth chrysalis. It is about 3cm long, I found it in the garden today.

Elephant Hawk-moth chrysalis ? by SnappyMac, on Flickr

I know we are told not to interfere will nature but I'd be very tempted to put it some where warm and safe to see what emerges.

It would be nice to know, I put it back under some dead leaves where I found it. I shall keep an eye out for it though.

Just had a quick look around the net. looks very similar to an elephant hawk one.

I went for my first walk at Backwater Reservoir this morning, first for a few weeks, a reasonable amount of activity including this beauty, I haven't seen them much up here.

Cinnabar moth at Backwater
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/545 ... 3a57_w.jpg

Great set of pics.

On my way back from the shop just now, spotted a hummingbird hawk moth.

Cinnabar moth caterpillar (Tyria jacobaeae) - On Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) - They completely strip the leaves from the plant.

Photo taken: Grimthorpe Castle and Gardens, Lincolnshire https://grimsthorpe.co.uk/


Cinnabar moth caterpillar (Tyria jacobaeae) - On Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/cinnabar

Nice find SM...I aint seen any caterpillars this year!!!