What sort of caterpillar is this?

Found it on my geranium last night

 

wow pip how nice does he look...he only looks nice on someone elses plants hope we find out the name:thumb:

 

Looks like a cabbage looper

 

He is beautiful.
Can I give him a name?


soz.....I should not joke when caterpillars are eating up plants. I lost enough plants to these munch machines this year.

 

It's possible Marley, not to sure if we get them as they are quite a rarity and mainly found in the highlands :cnfs:

Feel free to name it Shobna, I haven't had a problem with them this year

 

A soon to be squashed one, I hope.

 

Maybe a Brachionycha sphinx moth caterpillar sometimes known as a Sprawler

 

Hi Pip your caterpillar is a Dot moth caterpillar,we had one in our garden a few years ago.
Here are a couple of links I hope will help.

http://flickr.com/photos/86132219@N00/242684784/in/photostream


http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=166


Alfie

 

Thats the blighter Ace :thumb:

Thanks to all

 

Well done Ace that's a great shot, they do them in brown as well.
I notice a few g c members on your Nateral World forum one we have not seen for ages.

 

I am trying to catch up everywhere and have just come across your brilliant photo, pip.

I've never seen one like that before, perhaps we have them too, but the camouflage is so good ......

Your UK Moth link is great, Alfie, have added it to my Favourites.