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Couple of different caterpillars..........I.D?
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:21 am   Post subject: Couple of different caterpillars..........I.D?


hey i spotted a couple of diff caterpillars the other day and was wondering what they might turn into?

The first one i found at the back of my yard this weekend crawling up the shed..

it has blue sides and white dots on its back..

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the 2nd one i found while out and about at work near some woods in town..
pic is a lil blurry, my cell phone doesnt do close ups well..

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any ideas?

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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 8:58 pm   Post subject:


im not sure what it is but have found something very similar at my allotment. I did not know where to put it as it was walking along my shed and let it go in the overgrown allotment next to mine.



is this the same caterpillar as what you saw?

can anyone identify it?

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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 10:16 pm   Post subject:


Here's a great website that may help you ID your caterpillars as I'm hopeless at IDing them:

http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?guide=Caterpillars


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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:19 am   Post subject:


Thank you great website but im still unable to locate my caterpillar Crying or Very sad

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