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Old 14-08-2009, 08:11 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Can anyone tell us what this insect is....

Francis wrote:
.....or may become?

Found today behind the curtains in a bedroom.

Not strictly gardening, but it has arrived from the garden.
Apologies for poor quality photo.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ybug140809.jpg


Empty wooly bear cocoon? Wooly bears themselves are red/black banded
but the percentafe of black to red can vary from almost all red to
almost all black with just a hint of brown. Wooly bears are the
caterpillar of Isabella tiger moths