Chrissie Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Has anyone got a photo (or a link to one) showing the moth of the processional caterpillar?I always thought they were light beige with a few brown edge bits, but this year the garden is full of foxy-brown moths/butterflies with a coloured spot on each wing. I don't want to harm them if they are something else. But if they ARE the processional caterpillar moths, we are in for a bumper crop of the dreadful things[+o(]Chrissie (81) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex H Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Article here from Belgium with pictures;http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~nmeuriss/contexteENG.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Chrissie, the difference between moths and butterflies is the way the wings fold. Butterflies fold their wings up whereas moths fold them flat in a delta pattern.Oak and pine processionary catapillars [+o(] time to get out the long reach pruners [6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Âme Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 This is a pine processionary moth. [img]http://www.david.element.ukgateway.net/moths9_files/image008.jpg[/img]More images HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 [quote user="teapot"]Chrissie, the difference between moths and butterflies is the way the wings fold. Butterflies fold their wings up whereas moths fold them flat in a delta pattern.Oak and pine processionary catapillars [+o(] time to get out the long reach pruners [6][/quote]Not all moths fold up their wings and some do amazing fold ups - check out a close up of a Plume Moth.Pine processionary caterpillars are beautiful and should be left alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 Thanks for all that - I think these are butterflies, or at least not the p.c. moths, so I can safely let them flutter. Not going to rise again, Dog, we've been there before!Chrissie (81) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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