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07-11-2010, 01:44 PM
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| |  caterpillar ID ??
unfortunately I'm unable to upload an image but i was at the beach in the north east of england and every now and then in the sand dunes I kept passing a single caterpillar on a plant which had leaves similar to dandelion. They were quite large, jet black and furry. Any ideas ??? |
08-11-2010, 02:45 PM
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08-11-2010, 02:55 PM
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| | | Re: caterpillar ID ??
What time of year was this taken?
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08-11-2010, 03:15 PM
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about 2 weeks ago (end of october)  |
09-11-2010, 04:54 PM
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It's a bit late and the wrong place for a Garden Tiger, but....
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09-11-2010, 10:35 PM
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| | | Re: caterpillar ID ??
It definitely belongs to a moth of the Arctiinae subfamily.
The most likely contenders are the Wood Tiger, Garden Tiger, White Ermine (seems a bit late) & Ruby Tiger.
None of these are an exact match colour-wise to your photo. All (apart from White Ermine) overwinter in the larval stage.
Both Garden Tiger & Ruby Tiger are common & can be found on sand dunes - my guess is that it is one of these two...possibly a dark-haired variant of the Ruby Tiger larva?
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10-11-2010, 04:26 PM
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| | Re: caterpillar ID ??
looked on UKleps and theres a pic of ruby tiger larva and says it's a different form of final instar larva and looks awfully alike so i will for now assume it is ruby tiger  and i saw these at a beach by seaton sluice
much thanks for your responses
Last edited by Lindsay-c; 10-11-2010 at 04:28 PM.
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