I was very pleased to find this chap yesterday. I had a few sallow/ willow seedling interlopers appear in a number of pots a few years back. I planted them last year and now they are 3-4feet high. I've seen a few insects on them but this is the first caterpillar.
But which one? I was thinking maybe the earlier instar Millers look like this?
Mark Griffiths, Garsington, Oxford.
Hi Mark,
ReplyDeleteNot sure what it is, I'm afraid. The easiest thing would be to rear it and if you are correct with Miller then you'll certainly know by the final instar. The late Reg Fry's website should be your first call for early-instar larvae (see "UK Leps" in the links at the bottom of the right-hand column), but while I can access it I can't currently get to see the images under each species.
ok thanks, I can see the pictures and it seems it isn't The Miller - early stages have alot of black which then ends up as some black tufts and at that stage it's already hairier than this one. Even though it's a small plant I can't find it again ..but I'll have a trawl through the site..
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