Still on her leaf on Sunday 25th, having weathered Storm Austen and Storm Boelo. The leaf is curling around her lower body -
Better, she's silked her leaf petiole join on very well -
She may be trying to hibernate? There's some mild and dry weather coming, which may influence her decision-making process...
Also, here's the head capsule and skin of a recently-deceased L3 larvae, probably predated by a sucking bug (e.g. predatory shieldbugs or Tree Damsel Bug), from Savernake on Sun 25th. This is a modern phenomenon - not seen before 2023. Numbers of Red-legged Shield bug (which can predate young larvae) have increased there considerably, I think due to mild winters) -
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