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Posted: 30 Mar 2022

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Cinnabar moth caterpillar.

Cinnabar moth caterpillar.
Seen in Lincolnshire on a warm summer’s day. As a moth it has grey/black forewings and hind wings of scarlet with charcoal edging. Found normally in open places during May to August. There numbers have been reported to have fallen by 83% during the last 35 years.
We see again the colours of the Ukraine flag here integrating into the beauty of nature. Let’s hope for peace and happiness soon.

Enjoy the day in peace. Herb

benastrada, Erhard Bernstein, Stephan Fey, Annemarie and 19 other people have particularly liked this photo

18 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Awesome close-up Herb; like the clarity and bright colours.
2 years ago.
 John Cass
John Cass
Wonderful image.
2 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
IMPECCABLE et superbement rendue.
Bonne journée salutaire.
2 years ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Excellent ce gros plan bonne journée
2 years ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
Super Nahaufnahme!
2 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
belle chenille , sur des séneçons ?
2 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
A sad decline in numbers! They are one of the prettier moths.
A beautiful picture Herb and great framing. A lot of money donated last
night for the Ukraine appeal on TV.

Take care. Cheers, Rosa.
2 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
This is a corker of a shot Herb............the yellow Ragwort flowers are lovely and I love the colours and detail you've captured in the caterpillar. It's quite early for them I think, I don't normally see them down here until June or July normally.

I think one of the reasons they're in decline is that Ragwort can cause skin irritation in humans and are poisonous to horses and cattle...........so they get dug up as soon as they appear, especially near stables and/or farms. As the caterpillars feed almost solely on ragwort this is a problem for them.

Great minds think alike though.........I took a similar shot of one last year: www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/50913178
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
Yes very early to see these, they must have thought it was Summer
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
Haha Colin, as my description allures to, this was taken on a warm summers day a few years back in Lincolnshire. So yes, they did think it was summer :)

Cheers, Herb
2 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Cracking shot Herb love the colours with the matching Ukraine border.
Best Gordon
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
Glad you liked it Gordon.

Cheers, Herb
2 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
Fortunately they don't eat vegetable plants but like groundsill
2 years ago.
 Gary Benson (grbenson3 on flickr)
Gary Benson (grbenso…
That caterpillar sure blends in with it's meal.
2 years ago.
 Marek Ewjan Stachowski
Marek Ewjan Stachows…
beautiful nature and very attractive shot
maybe there will come a day when only cameras will shot...
2 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Marek Ewjan Stachows…
Thanks Marek. Yes, we live in hope that the only shots will come from camera's.

Keep safe. Herb
2 years ago.
 cp_u
cp_u club
oh beautiful!
2 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
a gorgeous picture!
2 years ago.

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