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28-06-2009, 08:19 PM
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| | | Painted Lady Caterpillar?
We found several of these today. I think they could be caterpillars from the recent Painted Ladies that arrived about a month ago. What do others think? 
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28-06-2009, 08:24 PM
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I saw thousands of these today and I've always been under the impression that they were the caterpillars of the Peacock. |
28-06-2009, 08:35 PM
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I think it's a Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta - have a look at these images: UK Butterflies - Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta |
28-06-2009, 08:40 PM
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Looks good Charlie. Wrong impression I was under then  |
28-06-2009, 08:49 PM
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Without a doubt Painted Lady!
Have loads in the garden at present feeding and tenting on Echinops .Cant wait until all the British lot hatch!Should be a spectacular sight I would imagine. 
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28-06-2009, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve H  Without a doubt Painted Lady!
Have loads in the garden at present feeding and tenting on Echinops .Cant wait until all the British lot hatch!Should be a spectacular sight I would imagine. | Umm, that looks nothing like Jules' image  |
28-06-2009, 09:02 PM
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Charlieb you were spot on with your ID for me regarding painted ladies,WW's caterpiilars (with the three rows of white spikes) are exactly how mine looked the other day!..greedy insects with a quick turnaround it seems!
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28-06-2009, 09:14 PM
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Hi Nick ,
The shot (Combined 2 images) below is the space of a few days apart! Reading up on Painted Ladies the turnaround from egg to adult is bloomin fast..one month.
Inset Caterpillar would be the same "age " as Jules saw in her photo,combined with what they look like in my garden today a few days later!!!! 
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28-06-2009, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve H Hi Nick ,
The shot (Combined 2 images) below is the space of a few days apart! Reading up on Painted Ladies the turnaround from egg to adult is bloomin fast..one month.
Inset Caterpillar would be the same "age " as Jules saw in her photo,combined with what they look like in my garden today a few days later!!!! | Thanks for clearing that up Steve, nicely demonstrated! |
28-06-2009, 10:24 PM
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