Green Caterpillar ID, Please

[Lyndakelly]

Afternoon all, this wee fella' is munching away on my little rosebush in the garden right now and I've trawled your ID files for a few months backwards but can't see any similar. Can you help, please ?

Cheers, Lynda~

[Michaeljf]

Definitely a Sawfly larvae. If only I could remember which one..

[Lyndakelly]

Thankyou Michael. I just put it up on Twitter and someone suggested one of those-I'd not heard of them. Here's a picture she showed me on a link of a large rose sawfly....

Cheers, Lynda~

[ChrisC]

arge ochropus would be my guess

Chris

[Michaeljf]

Hi Lynda,
I should have remembered the specifics of this species - because before last year we would have them on our rose every year, decimating our plant . This year we' had to chop the Rose down so that's why I haven't seen any..(if it was a nice butterfly or moth larvae I'd be quite happy to see them... )
Michael

[Lyndakelly]

Well, I've looked all over the bush and right now he's alone so I'll let him stay.....but if he starts inviting the whole family, he'll be turfed off and moved !!

Cheers, Lynda~