Chimney Sweepers:
Here are a couple of Chimney Sweepers, spotted and photographed by Mrs GasMacc1 at Tegg's Nose yesterday.
Seen near Pignut (whatever that is !).
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Chimney Sweepers
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Re: Chimney Sweepers
Pignut (Conopodium majus) is a small white-flowered umbellifer with spiky leaves. It is the foodplant for the Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata) larvae. See here: http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/ ... Pignut.htm
Steve
Steve
Re: Chimney Sweepers
Badgers love Pignut, the seeds / tubers taste very like aniseed, I know I tried !