I have found a few Mullein caterpillars on our Mullein plants - see photo below.
We encourage the latter specifically for the former but never get more than a few plants. Some years they are covered in the caterpillars but other years, like this year, there are just a few with some plants having none yet. I see they come to light but I have never caught the moth. So, a question, do I record this moth as it is clearly here, even though I have not actually caught and seen one here?
Walking back through our woods this am I disturbed a Beautiful Snout. I have never caught or seen this one before here. We do have lots of bilberry in the woods. I do not take a camera around I'm afraid so there is no photo.
I'm very happy to receive larva records, but please just put "larvae" or "20 larvae" or something like that in place of a count - that way I can work out flight dates without things getting too confused. The important thing is to get a record of the species.
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