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Can anyone ID this hairy caterpillar please.
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 9:44 am
by Farley
Can anyone identify this hairy caterpillar please, he was found on a branch in Romford and apart from looking like the love child of Dougal and Zebedee of the Magic Roundabout, I have no idea what he will turn into.
Thank you so much
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/JaniceHope/caterpillar.jpg)
Re: Can anyone ID this hairy caterpillar please.
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 10:40 am
by thepostieles
is it a drinker moth?
Re: Can anyone ID this hairy caterpillar please.
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 10:58 am
by Lee Hurrell
I think it's the Lackey - see
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=427
Cheers
Lee
Re: Can anyone ID this hairy caterpillar please.
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:42 pm
by Pete Eeles
Definitely a Lackey moth - with a "Thomas the Tank Engine" kind of face
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=5561
Cheers,
- Pete
Re: Can anyone ID this hairy caterpillar please.
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 9:49 pm
by Farley
Thank you so much. This photograph was taken by a friend of mine on a dog forum of all places. Some of the descriptions of this caterpillar have been hilarious including a similarity to Thomas the Tank Engine lol as well as the lovechild of Dougal and Zebedee of the Magic Roundabout.
Im glad the mystery has been solved and so speedily as well.
Thanks again.
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