Can anyone identify this caterpillar? Found in Wiltshire, South west England.
Caterpillar ID please
- Tommy2002
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Hi Tommy,
a young Arctiinae caterpillar like as for example Diaphora mendica or Spilosoma lubricipeda ... - for an exact determination, you would probably need to raise her until she is a few stages older.
Best regards
Sascha -
Sascha,
Thanks, I was asking for the ID as I found it on the kitchen floor and am not sure what to feed it!
Kind regards
Tommy
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Unfortunately I have no experience with rearing Arctiinae caterpillars - maybe someone else can give you tips on what plants you could try.
Kind regards
Sascha -
Hi Tommy,
generally the caterpillars of Arctiinae easily accept dandelion (taraxacum) or plantain (Plantago).RegardsC&L
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Thanks for the information, Sascha and Camille.
I have offered the larva common nettle (Urtica dioica) and it seems to easily accept it.
Best regards
Tommy
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