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06-07-2008, 12:03 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Swansea, S.Wales
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| | | Caterpiller ID please
I found this caterpiller on a nettle, can anyone ID it for me please. 
Thanks
Wayne.
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06-07-2008, 07:07 AM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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| | | Re: Caterpiller ID please
Possibly White-banded Carpet.
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06-07-2008, 12:22 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Swansea, S.Wales
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| | | Re: Caterpiller ID please
Thanks Wild-woman, much appreciated.
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06-07-2008, 12:58 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.E. Derbyshire
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| | | Re: Caterpiller ID please
Hi
looking at the head with those "eye" dots I would say it's a species of Sawfly.
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06-07-2008, 08:16 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
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| | | Re: Caterpiller ID please
Its the laval stage of a sawfly without doubt. Unsure on the exact species though.
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06-07-2008, 10:23 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Barnsley
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| | | Re: Caterpiller ID please
glad to see the Dogg back in action - I can have a rest now. | | |
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