Friday, 27 September 2013

What will this become ?

Can anyone out there help me to identify this caterpillar ? It was crawling about on the mint plant in the Strode College Sustainability garden. I have also been working on a blog to track the garden's development and the link can be found here: www.sustainablestrode.tumblr.com





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  1. Adam Nobodaddy5 October 2013 at 17:26

    Dunc, I think it is the Knot Grass moth caterpillar Acronicta rumicis which, according to this page, http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2289 is often found on herbaceous plants e.g.mint.

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  2. Brokensharkcage20 October 2013 at 10:14

    Hi Ads - Jo (An ecologist contact of mine) agrees with your identification. I find it hard to ID as I have a lot to learn about caterpillars and need a better book of the developmental stages..

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