Wednesday 15 August 2012

Dark dagger moth caterpillar



Despite trawling the web and reading up in my reference books I have been unable to find out what the caterpillar was doing on this gossamer carpet, I am guessing that he has been caught by a predator and the white capsule under its rear is going to eat it when it emerges. this little caterpillar was about 1.5 cm long. This was on the Alder in our garden.

1 comment:

Ali said...

I have one in our garden... he is also on a gossamer carpet?! Is he gonna die?