Detremental or Beneficial?

[New_Bud]

Hi all,
I have a red currant plant/ bush growing in a pot outside, and I've found a cucoon on one of the branches. I decided to post it in case any of you recognised it and could possibly tell me whether the resulting moth/butterfly/organism is detremental to my bush.

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but I didn't know whether or not to post this in the beneficial wildlife section as I don't know whether it's beneficial or not!

here it is:


thankss!

[Two_Sheds]

sorry, can't tell from a cocoon. They all look the same to me

[gojiberry]

It is definitely going to turn into a moth or butterfly and I don't know off hand of any moths or butterflies that are beneficial, although most are not detrimental either.If it is hanging from a brassica chances are its a cabbage white.

Ian

[New_Bud]

It is definitely going to turn into a moth or butterfly and I don't know off hand of any moths or butterflies that are beneficial, although most are not detrimental either.If it is hanging from a brassica chances are its a cabbage white.

Ian

Nope it's from my Redcurrant bush. You can kind of see the shape of the nymph at the top, which is rather stout so after research I'd hazard a guess that it's moth. Thanks for replying!

[rustylady]

Whatever it is it won't do any harm at all until it hatches and starts to lay eggs. It's the caterpillars that do the harm by eating the leaves.

[New_Bud]

Whatever it is it won't do any harm at all until it hatches and starts to lay eggs. It's the caterpillars that do the harm by eating the leaves.

Well the branch in question broke off this afternoon in a weird turn of the weather, so it's not actually on the plant anymore. I've left it outside though out of curiosity. So hopefully it won't hurt my currant plant!

[digthatchick]

It is the Chrysalis of the Comma Butterfly - totally harmless to your veggies - and well done you for providing a place for them to breed.

[New_Bud]

It is the Chrysalis of the Comma Butterfly - totally harmless to your veggies - and well done you for providing a place for them to breed.

Thankyou so much! I found another cocoon this morning on the actual rim of my pot :s so I know what they are and I can snap them with my SLR when they're emerging!