4 caterpillars for ID (1 Viewer)

[zilenitis]

4 caterpillars for ID

 

[Wandered Scot]

Hi,

1. a sawfly larva
2. 99.9% certain a young Knot-Grass, Acronicta rumicis
3. Almost certainly Pale Tussock, Calliteara pudibunda
4. Haven't got a clue but very interesting! It could be a sawfly larva, you would have to photograph the underside to see how many prolegs are present. There are some Lept.geo.'s that have 'attachments' for disguise but this doesn't look like one of them. Can't say that I have seen such a thing in Lept larvae while browsing for Id material neither, but I stand to be corrected.

B

Cheers Jim

 

[paul47]

One sawfly larva that looks like (4) is Eriocampa ovata, Alder Sawfly - doubtless not the only one! What was it feeding on?

 

[Brian Stone]

I also recognised similarities with Alder Sawfly. Haven't seen the larvae for a while so wasn't sure if it was right but if it was on alder I'd not be surprised.

 

[Wandered Scot]

Hi Brian & Paul

I think you can both be confident that you have identified it, having checked out your leads on more sites, I don't think there is a chance of any like it in Europe. Wouldn't surprise me if - through chance or intent- you could find this one on willow on occasions.

Cheers Jim

 

[zilenitis]

One sawfly larva that looks like (4) is Eriocampa ovata, Alder Sawfly - doubtless not the only one! What was it feeding on?

It was feeding on alder.

 

[zilenitis]

Thanks a lot for help everyone!