ID for Caterpillar
ID for Caterpillar
I've been through the list of Butterflies, Larva/etc and I still can't identify this one. The nearest seems to be the Small Tortoise Shell, of course it could be a moth!!!!!!!!! Anyone Know? Goldie M
- Trev Sawyer
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Re: ID for Caterpillar
Drinker moth Goldie.
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Re: ID for Caterpillar
Thanks Trev, I took it off the board walk and put it on a leaf for safty, now I can give it a name. Goldie
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Re: ID for Caterpillar
Grass feeder larva .... and water sipper ... apparently.... Attractive moths... strongly sexually dimorphic.
That larva looks near fully grown ...
Found just about everywhere when I was a lad back in the 1950s. Long time since I've seen the moth which was once a common sight near my house...
Goldie is appropriate ... considering the moth's colouring..
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That larva looks near fully grown ...
Found just about everywhere when I was a lad back in the 1950s. Long time since I've seen the moth which was once a common sight near my house...
Goldie is appropriate ... considering the moth's colouring..
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Re: ID for Caterpillar
The hairs of the Drinker Moth caterpillar are irritant, so it would not be a good idea to stroke, cuddle etc your new pal.
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