Over wintering caterpillars such as Oak Eggar, Drinker, Garden Tiger and Fox Moth are some of the hairy caterpillars seen in the last few days in various coastal sites here in the far south west of Cornwall. These early post-hibernating … Read More
Garden Tiger caterpillars, also known as ‘Woolly Bears’ are on the prowl at this time of the year following winter hibernation. We found one of the early instars sitting on top of a nettle leaf at Windmill Farm Nature Reserve … Read More
Please see the latest Garden Tiger Moth page with full life cycle information and photographs of the eggs, caterpillars, pupae and moths. Other Hairy caterpillars Caterpillar galleries Butterfly galleries Common name: Garden Tiger Latin name: Arctia caja Family: Arctiidae » … Read More