i recently rescued a caterpillar from a very busy road near me and took it home, it was barely moving but if i gently touched its tail it would move forward a little, to make sure it was ok i put it in a tub with small holes in the top put some damp soil in the bottom and a few sticks with a variety...

i found another caterpillar today, can anyone tell me what it is please, thanks
sorry about the poor image

the yellow underwing moth caterpillar hides underground during the day and comes out at night but i found 5 eating in the same place during the day, the only problem is they are more of an all over brown not grey so i think you should google them and show your friend. p.s they were very fast aswell ...

thanks for that iv had a look and determined that it is the yellow underwing moth, the caterpillars was found in the soil of my backgarden, and iv read that the yellow moth caterpillar hides under ground during the day and ventures out during the night, it also looks like all the moths i used to see...

Hi all i found 5 caterpillars today all around the same area but again i cant find what they are called so could some one please help? the pictures are in my album labeled caterpillar 2 thanks again.

it took a while but we finaly got there, and by the sounds of it this one wont become an adult till may/june, thanks and ill keep u posted when it does.

i have now taken a picture with a digital camera so you can see it better, i think it will explain alot

I have examined my caterpiller again but outside this time in natural sun light and have noticed something i overlooked down each side just above its feet it is infact a very dark brown colour and found an identical picture on this website http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2008/06/07/st-lawrence...

i'll try get another picture on but its about 3cm long, completely black, has 6 feet under its head, 8 under its midrift and 2 under its tail. its tail seems to be wider than its head hope this helps abit more

i think iv found it!!!!! could it be a great leopard moth caterpillar???? it looks exactly like one but doesnt have red rings when it curls

or a tiger moth caterpillar (arctia caja)

sorry to say but the dark end is the head end, i think it looks like a white ermine moth caterpillar but it doesnt have any strippes???? it does however have orange feet??

i thought that aswell trev but most that iv seen have an orange stripe down there side, this one doesnt, very strange indeed

2 days ago, in Bradford West Yorkshire, not found near any plants, just on path outside my drive

can you see then on my profile? im new to this sorry

can any one id this caterpiller and tell me which butterfly or moth it will become thanks, sorry bout the poor image