Teasels at Ben Rhydding
Introduction
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Image: © Derek Parkinson Taken: 23 Oct 2009
The moth Endothenia gentianaeana is commonest in the south and scarcer northwards, but it can be locally abundant in northern England if teasel is plentiful and permanently established as is the case at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits.