Painted Lady caterpillar found on a borage plant in my garden

#caterpillar #caterpillars #borage #garden #gardens #insect #butterfly

Lots of mullein moth caterpillars (Cucullia verbasci) are enjoying the water figwort (Scrophularia auriculata). Mullein moth caterpillars don`t just eat mullein (Verbascum) plants but are often found on figworts as well, especially in wet areas where mullein would not grow. How many caterpillars can you see in the picture? :-) #caterpillars #moths #insects

‘Just be amazed:’ Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars
Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart.
#Canada #Wildlife
https://globalnews.ca/news/11876099/alberta-caterpillar-outbreak/

‘Just be amazed:’ Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars
Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart.
#Canada #Wildlife
https://globalnews.ca/news/11876099/alberta-caterpillar-outbreak/

‘Just be amazed:’ Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars
Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart.
#Canada #Wildlife
https://globalnews.ca/news/11876099/alberta-caterpillar-outbreak/

‘Just be amazed:’ Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars
Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart.
#Canada #Wildlife
https://globalnews.ca/news/11876099/alberta-caterpillar-outbreak/

‘Just be amazed:’ Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars
Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart.
#Canada #Wildlife
https://globalnews.ca/news/11876099/alberta-caterpillar-outbreak/

Forest tent caterpillars feast in Calgary as outbreak spikes population across Alberta
Municipalities and experts are advising Albertans of soaring caterpillar populations this spring. Clusters of forest tent caterpillars are frequently seen on trees across North America, particularly during what entomologists refer to as cyclical outbreaks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/forest-tent-caterpillar-moth-larvae-9.7218166?cmp=rss