Friday, 6 June 2025

It's Ermine moth time again, folks!

 Last June, I wrote about my first encounter with the Apple Ermine Moth, the unpronounceable Yponomeuta malinellus.


 

 

As I said at the time, I have no idea how to pronounce that -

Eee-ponno-mew-ter?

Yuh-poh-know-mew-tah?

Ponno-mute-er? (assuming a silent Y)

However you say it, there were quite horrible: squirmy, wriggly caterpillars which, when disturbed, turned into what looked like a speeded-up film, as they frantically thrashed around, ugh.

 Apparently there are many types of Ermine Moth, and last week I encountered another one......

 

 

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