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Unverified chriselidie 10 Nov 2025

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Four caterpillars, each on it's own (cat ear) flower. Eats cat ear and dandelion flowers. Left it in a jar resting on its flower, in the morning it had disappeared. Suppose it went underground although I couldn't find a cocoon - I'm puzzled... Anyway, looks like it was a moth caterpillar then.

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  • 4 Abundance
  • chriselidie Recorded by
  • Cat ear Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Yes Insect on a flower

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