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    The 'now you see me, now you don't' cryptic Grayling.
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      Good evening:smile:

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        A nice fresh Red Admiral.
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          Anyone know what this is, spotted on the lawn today

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            I have found it in a search and it is the caterpillar of a Pale Tussock moth. I've never heard of it before ...
             
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              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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              Oh yeah the old pale tussock moth:biggrin:

              Say no more.
               
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                Thanks @Michael Hewett that does seem to be it, it looks very exotic and so I wondered if it was one to avoid. It seems the hairs can be an irritant. Images of the adult moth are a bit disappointing as it is fairly drab.
                 
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                  Yes, you'd think a pretty caterpillar like that would turn into a beautiful butterfly wouldn't you ?
                   
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                    Good afternoon :smile:

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                          Red admiral :smile:

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                            pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                            A wall brown is mostly orange and a red admiral is orange and black.

                            Who comes up with these names :biggrin:
                             
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                              The name 'red admiral' apparently comes from a corruption of the original 18th-century name 'red admirable'.
                               
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                                It's still not red though is it. :biggrin:
                                But it is admirable.
                                 
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