[loripo]

Just over a week ago I found a small caterpillar in an organic cauliflower. Having had some ID'd before I quessed it to be a Small White. It was about 1cm long. Just out of interest I put it with some of the leaves into a small plastic box. It seemed ok and was eating and creating lots of droppings and I kept it topped up with more fresh cauli leaves. Yesterday when I went to see how it was doing, there it was - gone! The box was on a small cupboard about 1metre high, covered with a cloth (I didnt fasten the lid down). I had had a good look round a can't see any sign of it. If it was ready to pupate (it was about 2.5cm at last look) how far would it go assuming it could get off the cupboard? If it's gone behind the radiator it will get cooked I'm afraid