http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:47:37 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/63178-larva.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:51 GMT found today on railings by Thames, Kew. Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/31/thumbs/IMG_2364_rs.jpg (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php/photo/117832) found today on railings by Thames, Kew.

]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars Toby http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/63178-larva.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/63139-hairy-brown-caterpillar-identification.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:47:53 GMT Hi everyone, My husband found this caterpillar crawling around in the middle of the floor in his workplace. So he caught it and brought it home, as he thought it was a bit cold to leave it there. Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/502/thumbs/caterpillar2-large.jpg ... Hi everyone,

My husband found this caterpillar crawling around in the middle of the floor in his workplace. So he caught it and brought it home, as he thought it was a bit cold to leave it there.


It's about two centimetres long, and very hairy.

Would anyone be able to help me identify what kind of caterpillar this is, and give me some ideas of what to feed it? I'd also appreciate some general advice on how to look after it, or whether it would be better to let it go?

Thanks very much.

Ktrenal ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars Ktrenal http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/63139-hairy-brown-caterpillar-identification.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/63030-unidentifier-caterpillar.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:24:55 GMT Hi, Please can someone help me identify this caterpillar that I found on a pink carnation. Thank youImage: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/502/thumbs/P1060107.JPG (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php?photo=117557) Hi,

Please can someone help me identify this caterpillar that I found on a pink carnation.

Thank you ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars Wren13 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/63030-unidentifier-caterpillar.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/63025-crysalis.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:01:17 GMT Any idea what this would have hatched into? I dug it up in the summer (June) photographed it and reburied. It was fairly big - 2cm approx. Many thanks. Jane Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/500/thumbs/Crysalis_other_side_2-6-09.jpg ... Any idea what this would have hatched into? I dug it up in the summer (June) photographed it and reburied. It was fairly big - 2cm approx.

Many thanks. Jane



]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars tigger http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/63025-crysalis.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62991-orange-mass-under-leaf.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:26:08 GMT Hi all,

This was under a Camellia leaf, I don't remember the size but I think about 7-8mm long. Could it be a mass of spider eggs? I have all sorts under the leaves but this is stumping me. Taken on 8th October. I have another pic somewhere of a cluster of what looks like lots of chubby brown spiders legs which I think was in about the same place, will see if I can find it.

Janet :)

]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars JRsbugs http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62991-orange-mass-under-leaf.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62884-green-caterpillar-brown-nodules.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:24:13 GMT Stony Stratford, Bucks. Fence beneath ash, willow and sycamore. Very lethargic individual. Help with identification appreciated. Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/502/thumbs/DSC_9487_90_ZS_PMax_z.jpg ... Stony Stratford, Bucks. Fence beneath ash, willow and sycamore.

Very lethargic individual. Help with identification appreciated.



Bruce:) ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars Bruce Williams http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62884-green-caterpillar-brown-nodules.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62851-harlequin-pupa-interesting-colour-change.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:50:44 GMT I thought some of you might be interested to see the extreme colour change that a Harlequin pupa goes through. These two photos of the same pupa were taken less than a day apart. The earliest is the bright orange and white pic. Image:... I thought some of you might be interested to see the extreme colour change that a Harlequin pupa goes through. These two photos of the same pupa were taken less than a day apart. The earliest is the bright orange and white pic.



This colour change was of course correctly suggested by charlieb in an earlier forum thread :).

Bruce:) ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars Bruce Williams http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62851-harlequin-pupa-interesting-colour-change.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62843-yellow-and-black-caterpillar-red-tail.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:58:51 GMT Can anybody ID the following caterpillar that we say on a walk down in Devon? Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/31/thumbs/IMG_03041.jpg (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php?photo=117166) Can anybody ID the following caterpillar that we say on a walk down in Devon?

]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars jonnyc808 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62843-yellow-and-black-caterpillar-red-tail.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62818-caterpillar.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:58:36 GMT What's this going be when it grows up then???:D...



Not sure what the dusty stuff is all over it......but it was on the ground too, so I presume the caterpillar just picked it up as it foraged around.

Thanks muchly,
Tracey:) ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars sunnydale http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62818-caterpillar.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62792-beautiful-orange-and-white-ladybird-pupa.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:18:39 GMT Stony Stratford, Bucks. Help with identification appreciated as always. Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/502/thumbs/DSC_9122_28_ZSr_fsq.jpg (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php/photo/116983) Bruce:) Stony Stratford, Bucks.

Help with identification appreciated as always.



Bruce:) ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars Bruce Williams http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62792-beautiful-orange-and-white-ladybird-pupa.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62719-caterpillar.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:34:42 GMT Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/31/thumbs/800grub1.jpg (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php/photo/116833) It was curled up on the flagstone outside tonight, its body was cold (I thought it was dead) but I brought it in to have a look (dark by the...



It was curled up on the flagstone outside tonight, its body was cold (I thought it was dead) but I brought it in to have a look (dark by the house). It did recover somewhat so I snipped a branch off the forsythia - the shrub nearest to where I found it and rested it on the branch. It is about 1½ to 2 inches long and quite chubby and round.


Any suggestions what it is please?


Paul. ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars Paul Iddon http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62719-caterpillar.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62677-identify-white-body-black-head-pops-out-both-ends-pinl-hard-tube.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:11:55 GMT What the bejesus is THIS ??!!?? :confused: Found half-way up a wall in my dining room. It's a little pinkish tube - out of which a little fellow with a white body and black head pops out of BOTH ends :eek:! Never seen anything like this before.

Have I entered into a 1950s sci-fi film...? ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars londonclanger http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62677-identify-white-body-black-head-pops-out-both-ends-pinl-hard-tube.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62667-tiny-brown-hairy-larva.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:18:31 GMT I need some help to find out what this tiny thing is please.It's about the size of a small grain of rice and it moves quite quickly.Terrible photos,I'm sorry but they had to be cropped a great deal.Barbara
]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars BarbaraEmma http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62667-tiny-brown-hairy-larva.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62656-larva-i-d-beetle.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:37:31 GMT I posted this one back in September along with a caterpillar. I got an i.d. on the caterpillar but not on this larva. Any ideas please? Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/502/thumbs/Caterpillar_14.jpg (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php?photo=110673) ... I posted this one back in September along with a caterpillar. I got an i.d. on the caterpillar but not on this larva. Any ideas please?




No I haven't got a better photo and maybe that is why no-one can i.d. it for me:D ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars 2dogs2000 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62656-larva-i-d-beetle.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62490-help.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:28:22 GMT Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/502/thumbs/2009_1031ss0012.JPG (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php/photo/116313) This chap was lurking under my caravan cover today,,thought it might be one of the tigers or ermine, but not sure,cheers Richard. could it be... This chap was lurking under my caravan cover today,,thought it might be one of the tigers or ermine, but not sure,cheers Richard. could it be a Ruby Tiger ]]> Eggs, Larvae and Caterpillars RICHARDM http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/eggs-larvae-and-caterpillars/62490-help.html