Caterpillar for ID

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Caterpillar for ID

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Today I have taken to photos a caterpillar in our garden. One ate the youngest leaves of dandelions. What can it be?

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Ah-ha. One of the particpants of the "Ugly Bug Ball".

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I have attempted to search in lepidoptera.pl. Maybe the Shark moth - Cucullia umbratica?
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Today I have found another caterpillar in our garden:
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Length: cca 3 cm. Can anybody say what is it? Wood Tiger - Parasemia plantaginis?
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