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nick smith
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Posted on 19-08-2010 12:53
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Hi, I favour Phragmatobia fuliginosa but most of the photos of these seem darker? Photographed 09/8/2010, not assocciated with any particular food plants - just walking along! Approx 50mm long?
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Maybe you can find it with the Caterpillar Search from Lepidoptera.pl: http://www.lepidoptera.pl/CatSearchForm.php
 
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I saw a caterpillar with somewhat similar colouration in Bosnia that emerged afterwards as Hyphantria cunea!
 
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Info gathered from other sites indicate that this is probably a caterpillar from Spilosoma luteum (buff ermine) moth.
 
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