Caterpillar ID

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Colin78
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Caterpillar ID

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This was in our caravan awning a couple of weeks ago.
Can anyone tell me what it is please.
Col
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Philzoid
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Re: Caterpillar ID

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At a quick guess I would say it's from the tiger moth family; perhaps a ruby tiger or Cream-spot tiger or an ermine moth
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Re: Caterpillar ID

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from memory i think the red line down the back makes it a white ermine.

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