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Lulu Registered: April 2004 Posts: 803	Any idea what this is? I checked through a list of 280 photos of caterpillars with hairs/spines... and I couldn't see this one.
	· Date: Fri 11 May, 2007 · Views: 1774 · Filesize: 29.8kb, 345.8kb · Dimensions: 2500 x 1875 ·
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Chocky

Chocky

Registered: May 2007
Posts: 394

Fri 11 May, 2007 9:21pm

Nice capture. Well spotted

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Rolf

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Registered: March 2004
Location: Southern England
Posts: 2,153

Fri 11 May, 2007 10:11pm

It's a Lackey Caterpillar Latin name Malacosoma Neustria. Smile

The caterpillar is far more colourful than the actual moth. Smile

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Lulu

Registered: April 2004
Posts: 803

Fri 11 May, 2007 10:49pm

Well done Rolf - I gave up after looking at so many pictures, although I didn't think taht it would be so hard to pick him out - I obviously wasn't on the right site! I think t hat they are on my Plum trees. I've seen lots of those moths but never seen the caterpillar before.

Rolf

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Registered: March 2004
Location: Southern England
Posts: 2,153

Fri 11 May, 2007 11:07pm

Rating: 7.00

This is a good site for searching wildlife photos http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/ I just searched for caterpillar and it was on about the third page, they also have pictures of the moth there as well. Smile

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Chocky

Chocky

Registered: May 2007
Posts: 394

Sat 12 May, 2007 6:16pm

Another good site is to find names etc is:
http://www.uksafari.com/
Really nice site.

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