Caterpillar in my veg

markhows · Post by **markhows** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:04 pm

Don't know if this is the right forum, I have found a caterpillar delivered in my Organic veg box (local so I assume it is a native species). Does anyone know what it is and what to feed it, and how to care for it till I can release it when it becomes a moth / butterfly. I have put in one leaf from each veg I got delivered and it is living in small fish tank in my house.

Mark

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:22 pm

I'd say Small White was the most likly culprit...

Martin.

eccles · Post by **eccles** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:47 pm

Well, there'll be no difficult in finding food plants then.

Isn't there some law against releasing classified pests? I know that you shouldn't release a captured grey squirrel, and they don't even eat your cabbages.

markhows · Post by **markhows** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:24 pm

No problem with food, he ignored the leek and rocket but has been munching the spring greens.

So my next question is where to put the pupa / store it when it gets that far?

Thanks

Mark

Dave McCormick · Post by **Dave McCormick** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:46 pm

Looking at that pic, I say it was a moth, not a small white, here is a small white cater: http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/image.ph ... EARED].jpg

Angle Shades moth? Small Angle Shades: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1474

Angle SHades: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3366

just a thought

markhows · Post by **markhows** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:48 pm

Hopefully I will find out in a while

Mark

markhows · Post by **markhows** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:42 pm

It has recently emerged and is indeed an Angle shades moth, I released it at the weekend.

Thanks for the information

Mark

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