Wednesday, 3 June 2020

caterpillar contrast


I had a very enjoyable encounter yesterday with a Vapourer caterpillar - I hope I'm right in my ID. How sad that, if its a female, this exotic creature will end up looking like a jumbo woodlouse. Then this morning I discovered a more run-of-the-mill larva in the moth trap. A friend suggests Angle Shades; I'd be grateful for advice.  Martin Wainwright, Thrupp, Oxon

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  1. Dave Wilton4 June 2020 at 14:59

    Hi Martin,
    You are definitely correct with the Vapourer and may well be correct with the Angle Shades (I'm always a bit wary of pronouncing on green caterpillars!).

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