...... It's the beautiful Cinnabar Moth (not the Garden Tiger) whose
caterpillars feed on Ragwort ............"
There are 86 different creatures that use ragwort as a food plant, Cinnabar
moths were late this year, but are now feeding well.
Apparently its the flowers and seed that are the most poisonous, (about 5
times as much as the leaf) but a lot of insects use the flowers as a food
plant.
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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk