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Friend or Foe?
« on: June 24, 2008, 05:53:45 PM »
Can anyone please identify if this is friend or foe?
It appeared on a plant of Anthyllis tejedensis - but it probably didn't start there.
Any help appreciated.
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2008, 06:45:00 PM »
That's the caterpillar of Orgyia antiqua, a cute, little moth. More info here:

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2026
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2008, 07:21:24 PM »
In that case I can let it go!
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2008, 07:22:13 PM »
Sorry Kristin, I should have said thanks.
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2008, 07:41:41 PM »
It's a lovely caterpiller. Which end is which?
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2008, 08:06:21 PM »
Front end of caterpillar is to the right of the photo  8)
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2008, 08:37:07 PM »
Thanks Maggi, at least I can release it now and know which way it will run!
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2008, 10:18:35 PM »
Curled up, it would make a very fetching hat. :D
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2008, 11:42:13 PM »
In the UK this moth is known as the Vapourer. The females are wingless and is one of the pests of fruit trees that is controlled by grease banding round the trunk 18" above the ground. In the garden they are not usually a problem except that the eggs are laid in batches of up to 100 or more.
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2008, 08:19:29 AM »
We get somethign very similar here, caterpillar-wise.  No idea what it is, but it is very cute.  I think the accoutrements are marginally different in ours, but basically the same sort of look.
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2008, 11:25:43 AM »
I like to see ladies in hats Lesley - but when would you wear it?

The comment re fruit trees would explain why, on release, the little beggar galloped straight towards the apple tree!
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2008, 11:59:32 AM »
Hmmm.... how exactly does a caterpillar gallop (other than very slowly)?  ;)  Interesting visualisations there.  ;D
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2008, 01:08:10 PM »
Well, I couldn't catch again! >:(
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2008, 09:25:06 PM »
Quote from: tyerman on June 25, 2008, 08:19:29 AM
We get somethign very similar here, caterpillar-wise.  No idea what it is, but it is very cute.  I think the accoutrements are marginally different in ours, but basically the same sort of look.

It all depends what's fashionable this year Paul. More fur or less, bunch of cherries or not, etc. Anne I think one could wear it at Ascot if one went to Ascot or maybe it would be suitable for me (granny) to wear at a grand- daughter's wedding (but not yet). Failing those, pulled well down over the ears, one could wear it on a cold day in the garden.
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Re: Friend or Foe?
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2008, 10:09:31 PM »
I wouldn't touch it as those hairs are very irritating.
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