can anyone identify this catapiller

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summer-knights
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can anyone identify this catapiller

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Hello could anyone identify this catapiller? He eats grass :)
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Re: can anyone identify this catapiller

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That looks like an early instar (i.e. young) Drinker moth caterpillar- Euthrix potatoria. Once he/she has eaten a lot more grass, it will be quite different looking... and quite a bit bigger. :wink:

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Re: can anyone identify this catapiller

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Ideal :) thank you, just googled them in the early stages and it looks spot on.
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