Garden Tiger Moth

Garden Tiger Moth (right-hand panel)
Mike Gee

The hairy “woolly bear” caterpillars of the Garden Tiger Moth are unpalatable to predators. Often found on ragwort growing on the Common, they hibernate when still small. The moth has distinctive and vivid tiger markings on its wings and brightly coloured hind wings.

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