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Identify a ?caterpillar
Please help identify a strange (to me) caterpillar. It is about 25mm
long, dirty grey in colour, hairy with long hairs, not furry, two antennae(?) at one end, and spiky tail(?) at the other end. I found it this morning on the jamb of the front door in my rural village street. I have looked in the insect field guide without success. It most closely resembles the caterpillar of the garden tiger (Arctia caja), but with fewer and longer hairs and with a tail and antennae. I have it safe in a plastic bag for now, but it will need to be released soon, so please reply quickly! Hugh -- Hugh Newbury www.evershot-weather.org |
Identify a ?caterpillar
In message , Hugh Newbury
writes Please help identify a strange (to me) caterpillar. It is about 25mm long, dirty grey in colour, hairy with long hairs, not furry, two antennae(?) at one end, and spiky tail(?) at the other end. I found it this morning on the jamb of the front door in my rural village street. I have looked in the insect field guide without success. It most closely resembles the caterpillar of the garden tiger (Arctia caja), but with fewer and longer hairs and with a tail and antennae. I have it safe in a plastic bag for now, but it will need to be released soon, so please reply quickly! Hugh Posted and answered in uk.rec.natural-history as Vapourer Moth BTW - we're awash with them in Leigh, Hugh. Didn't know they crossed the A37 :-)) -- Gopher .... I know my place! Deepest Dorset |
Identify a ?caterpillar
Gopher writes
In message , Hugh Newbury writes Please help identify a strange (to me) caterpillar. It is about 25mm long, dirty grey in colour, hairy with long hairs, not furry, two antennae(?) at one end, and spiky tail(?) at the other end. I found it this morning on the jamb of the front door in my rural village street. I have looked in the insect field guide without success. It most closely resembles the caterpillar of the garden tiger (Arctia caja), but with fewer and longer hairs and with a tail and antennae. I have it safe in a plastic bag for now, but it will need to be released soon, so please reply quickly! Posted and answered in uk.rec.natural-history as Vapourer Moth BTW - we're awash with them in Leigh, Hugh. Didn't know they crossed the A37 :-)) Caterpillars are very specific about their food plants. Do you remember what you found it on? If not, perhaps someone will tell you what the food plant is for the vapourer moth caterpillar, so you can release it in the right place! -- Kay |
Identify a ?caterpillar
In message , K
writes Gopher writes In message , Hugh Newbury writes Please help identify a strange (to me) caterpillar. It is about 25mm long, dirty grey in colour, hairy with long hairs, not furry, two antennae(?) at one end, and spiky tail(?) at the other end. I found it this morning on the jamb of the front door in my rural village street. I have looked in the insect field guide without success. It most closely resembles the caterpillar of the garden tiger (Arctia caja), but with fewer and longer hairs and with a tail and antennae. I have it safe in a plastic bag for now, but it will need to be released soon, so please reply quickly! Posted and answered in uk.rec.natural-history as Vapourer Moth BTW - we're awash with them in Leigh, Hugh. Didn't know they crossed the A37 :-)) Caterpillars are very specific about their food plants. Do you remember what you found it on? If not, perhaps someone will tell you what the food plant is for the vapourer moth caterpillar, so you can release it in the right place! Good point Kay. Mainly broad leaved woodland - esp. oak. Evershot enjoys many oak trees in the surrounding area. Maybe it was an oak door frame :-)) -- Gopher .... I know my place! Deepest Dorset |
Identify a ?caterpillar
Gopher writes
In message , K writes Gopher writes In message , Hugh Newbury writes Please help identify a strange (to me) caterpillar. It is about 25mm long, dirty grey in colour, hairy with long hairs, not furry, two antennae(?) at one end, and spiky tail(?) at the other end. I found it this morning on the jamb of the front door in my rural village street. I have looked in the insect field guide without success. It most closely resembles the caterpillar of the garden tiger (Arctia caja), with fewer and longer hairs and with a tail and antennae. I have it safe in a plastic bag for now, but it will need to be released soon, so please reply quickly! Posted and answered in uk.rec.natural-history as Vapourer Moth BTW - we're awash with them in Leigh, Hugh. Didn't know they crossed the A37 :-)) Caterpillars are very specific about their food plants. Do you remember what you found it on? If not, perhaps someone will tell you what the food plant is for the vapourer moth caterpillar, so you can release it in the right place! Good point Kay. Mainly broad leaved woodland - esp. oak. Evershot enjoys many oak trees in the surrounding area. Maybe it was an oak door frame :-)) I didn't read the OP well enough ;-) Could it have been heading off to find somewhere to pupate? -- Kay |
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