Chimney Sweepers

[GasMacc1]

Chimney Sweepers:

Here are a couple of Chimney Sweepers, spotted and photographed by Mrs GasMacc1 at Tegg's Nose yesterday.

Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata)

Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata)

Seen near Pignut (whatever that is !).

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[SteveMcBill]

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

[anno]

Badgers love Pignut, the seeds / tubers taste very like aniseed, I know I tried !