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09-08-2010, 01:42 PM
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| | | Identify Caterpillars - please help!
Hi all!
I've just moved house, and about a month ago I noticed some caterpillars on one of the younger trees I have in the garden. After a couple of weeks they all vanished, and I thought nothing more of it.
However, when I came out to the garden again, not only was the same tree totally covered with the same little green caterpillars, but two new types had joined.
It's only this one tree that has been impacted, but as of now it has about 10-20 leaves left on it, and about 200 caterpillars.
So 2 questions. 1: what are they - I've never really looked into anything like this but its fascinating now I have things living in my new garden (I didn't have a garden at my last place!) and 2: Do I need to plant specific things to help the wildlife?
Any help appreciated - I am totally new to all of this, and whilst most people will know what they are I don't and really want to start learning!  
Last edited by loops32; 09-08-2010 at 02:09 PM.
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09-08-2010, 05:26 PM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Yorkshire
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| | | Re: Identify Caterpillars - please help!
Your first looks like some kind of sawfly larva- the way the rear end is raised is quite obvious...birch sawfly??? They decimate leaves down to the skeletons in moments...
The second is most definately Grey Dagger Moth larvae, gorgeous cats and lovely moths..not seen them around me for ages...lucky you!  |
09-08-2010, 07:23 PM
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| | | Re: Identify Caterpillars - please help!
Fantastic - thanks for your help!
This is the other one on the same tree  |
10-08-2010, 07:19 AM
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| | | Re: Identify Caterpillars - please help!
That one is a Geometrid moth caterpillar, looks like it possible Peppered moth but can't be more precise than that from the photo |
10-08-2010, 07:28 AM
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| | | Re: Identify Caterpillars - please help!
Second is Grey Dagger a moth.
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