Another caterpillar!

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Another caterpillar! May 5, 2011 19:22:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on May 5, 2011 19:22:19 GMT This one was on my sweetpeas. Anyone know what it is?
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Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Another caterpillar! May 5, 2011 20:11:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on May 5, 2011 20:11:43 GMT :oUp to no good , thats for sure ;D
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peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Another caterpillar! May 5, 2011 20:21:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on May 5, 2011 20:21:23 GMT May 5, 2011 20:11:43 GMT Lou78W said: :oUp to no good , thats for sure ;D Not any more Lou ;D
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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Another caterpillar! May 5, 2011 20:28:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on May 5, 2011 20:28:30 GMT Oh Peony! That might have turned into a beautiful butterfly!

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Another caterpillar! May 5, 2011 20:35:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on May 5, 2011 20:35:22 GMT May 5, 2011 20:28:30 GMT Geranium said: Oh Peony! That might have turned into a beautiful butterfly! But what might it have 'scoffed' until then ;D
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Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	Another caterpillar! May 6, 2011 11:58:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on May 6, 2011 11:58:24 GMT I did a bit of hunting on the net and found this page, it could be a goat moth caterpillar. www.uksafari.com/caterpillars.htm
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wildlifefriendly Guest	Another caterpillar! May 6, 2011 16:59:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on May 6, 2011 16:59:24 GMT That is a good site. I looked through all my books and I couldn't find it.

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Another caterpillar! May 6, 2011 18:10:09 GMT

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May 6, 2011 11:58:24 GMT Rosie said:

I did a bit of hunting on the net and found this page, it could be a goat moth caterpillar.

www.uksafari.com/caterpillars.htm

I'm not sure Lou, the one I found was reddish brown with yellow blotches down the sides, it might be a goat moth caterpillar but the one on the website looks a darker colour and its difficult to see whether it has the yellow blotches. Perhaps it will remain a mystery

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seaburn Top Member Posts: 2,618	Another caterpillar! May 7, 2011 17:38:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by seaburn on May 7, 2011 17:38:57 GMT it will now its squished

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Another caterpillar! May 7, 2011 20:29:31 GMT

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May 6, 2011 18:10:09 GMT peony said:

May 6, 2011 11:58:24 GMT Rosie said:

I did a bit of hunting on the net and found this page, it could be a goat moth caterpillar.

www.uksafari.com/caterpillars.htm

I'm not sure Lou, the one I found was reddish brown with yellow blotches down the sides, it might be a goat moth caterpillar but the one on the website looks a darker colour and its difficult to see whether it has the yellow blotches. Perhaps it will remain a mystery

I'm Rosie ;D ;D ;D And squishing it was probably the best thing to do.

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Another caterpillar! May 7, 2011 20:34:37 GMT

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Post by Lou78W on May 7, 2011 20:34:37 GMT

May 7, 2011 20:29:31 GMT Rosie said:

May 6, 2011 18:10:09 GMT peony said:

I'm not sure Lou, the one I found was reddish brown with yellow blotches down the sides, it might be a goat moth caterpillar but the one on the website looks a darker colour and its difficult to see whether it has the yellow blotches. Perhaps it will remain a mystery

I'm Rosie ;D ;D ;D And squishing it was probably the best thing to do.

Poly must have got muddled with the accent our Rosie...lol

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