Caterpillar ID
Caterpillar ID
Hi, Please can anyone identify this Caterpillar. Not sure if it is a Butterfly or Moth.
Re: Caterpillar ID
I think this is a sawfly larva. It has too many "false" legs for a butterfly or moth. As to which species, someone else may well know...
Dave
Dave
Re: Caterpillar ID
Thanks Millerd, That's a great help and narrows it down quite a bit.
I will have to spend some time looking up Sawflies now.
Sue
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I will have to spend some time looking up Sawflies now.
Sue
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Re: Caterpillar ID
Hi, there is yahoo group for sawflies http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/sawfly/ very knowledgable chaps on there. what plants are nearby for it to have come from?
looks a bit like a poplar sawfly larvae Cladius (Trichiocampus) grandis but can't remember if it is hairier than this one.
Good Luck
Chris
looks a bit like a poplar sawfly larvae Cladius (Trichiocampus) grandis but can't remember if it is hairier than this one.
Good Luck
Chris
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Re: Caterpillar ID
Looks like a Ruby Tiger moth larva to me.
Cheers,
- Pete
Cheers,
- Pete
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