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Caterpillar ID / Gower
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:29 pm
by Sylvie_h
Does anybody know what this caterpillar is? It was found on a piece of grass amongst wild thyme on North Gower coast during the summer and adopted this position when I took pictures.
Thanks a lot,
Sylvie
Re: Caterpillar ID / Gower
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:28 pm
by peterc
Hi Sylvie,
A wild guess but it could be a Bordered Straw moth larva. See superb gallery at
http://www.wildlifeinsight.com/british- ... galleries/ . A photo which looks a bit like yours is near the bottom under 'Noctuid caterpillars with fewer prolegs – Plusinae'.
ATB
Peter
Re: Caterpillar ID / Gower
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:51 pm
by bugboy
A Geomatrid surely? Possibly Scopula sp.
Re: Caterpillar ID / Gower
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 1:37 pm
by Sylvie_h
Thank you Peter and Bugboy. I think you are right Bugboy, it is one of the Scopula sp. difficult to know which one though. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Kind regards,
Sylvie