Very good point! Perhaps I mistranslated - or the farmers were speaking Breton?
Cheers, Paul
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Originally Posted by aeshna5  Why is the Peacock considered a pest as the adults would only feed on the nectar. The larvae feed almost exclusively on nettles, Urtica species, with a few records from Hops. I wonder whether their relative the Painted Lady might use Cardunculus species as larval food plants as they regularly use various thistles + a range of other plants are also occasionally used. |