River Bank Caterpillar

David Tipping · Post by **David Tipping** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:42 pm

Anybody know the identity of this one? I felt something crawling down the neck of my shirt while fishing on the River Wharfe today, and this was the culprit!

Dave R · Post by **Dave R** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:20 pm

Not sure but I would hazard a guess it's not a moth larva

Oy · Post by Oy » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:51 pm

Looks a bit large skipper-ish

eccles · Post by **eccles** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:07 pm

Looks like a hand.

Trev Sawyer · Post by **Trev Sawyer** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:02 am

Not sure, but the general look of the body and the way the head stands off reminds me of a sawfly larvae Dave.

Trev Sawyer · Post by **Trev Sawyer** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:10 am

... but there again, I've never seen a skipper caterpillar. Sounds similar, could be?

alex mclennan · Post by **alex mclennan** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:28 am

Dave
Tell us it didn't end up as bait on the end of a hook!!

David Tipping · Post by **David Tipping** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:14 pm

Fear not, it was spared the ignominy of being used as bait, though if it was only a sawfly, I might have been tempted.
I found a picture of a Large Skipper caterpillar in one of my books and there is a striking similarity. However, further opinions would be more than welcome.