Thread: Small Tortoiseshell decline
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Old 28-06-2009, 10:55 PM
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Re: Small Tortoiseshell decline
Those are caterpillars of the large white butterfly - and yes they've been parasitised. The yellow cacoons are those of the parasite.
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