Nigel Cattlin / Mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) caterpillar feeding on large yellow ornamental garden Mullein, (Verbascum sp), Berkshire, June

Paul Harcourt Davies / Mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) caterpillar, crawling on plant stem, nr Lago di Varano, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Mullein moth ( Cucullia verbasci) larva feeding on Mullein (Verbascum sp.) flower, Abruzzo, Italy

Nigel Cattlin / Mullein (Vebascum spp.) plant stripped by mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) caterpillars in a wild garden, Berkshire, England, June

Nigel Cattlin / Mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) caterpillars and severe damage to a mullein (Verbascum sp.) leaves, Berkshire, England, UK, June