looking for a caterpillar id please

[Paid 935]

Unsure if this is the right place to post this, but as theres a few on here who are good with moths, butterflys and their caterpillars

I though i would ask this here.

 

Basically I found quite a few caterpillars on some Verbascum (mullein) and have bought them in to show the kids their life stages, I

at first thought they were cabbage whites, but now i'm not too sure, so thought i would ask.

 

Rather than take a picture (which i can if need be) i though to post this link

 

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-70879543/stock-photo-caterpillars-eat-the-flowers-of-verbascum-phlomoides.html

 

As they are identical to those pictured.

 

Any ideas ?

 

They are doing well, and have had a few skin sheds already, just would be nice to know before they become butterflies/moths

[paulus 26]

Unsure if this is the right place to post this, but as theres a few on here who are good with moths, butterflys and their caterpillars

I though i would ask this here.

 

Basically I found quite a few caterpillars on some Verbascum (mullein) and have bought them in to show the kids their life stages, I

at first thought they were cabbage whites, but now i'm not too sure, so thought i would ask.

 

Rather than take a picture (which i can if need be) i though to post this link

 

http://www.shutterst...phlomoides.html

 

As they are identical to those pictured.

 

Any ideas ?

 

They are doing well, and have had a few skin sheds already, just would be nice to know before they become butterflies/moths

have a look here http://www.uksafari.com/caterpillars.htm

[Paid 935]

Ah cool, google was not my friend here, as all the mullen moth caterpillars i saw were just green or brown, but thats the one, thanks mate.

[Paid 935]

Typical lol, was hoping to at least be some sort of colourful caterpillar, not some brown moth :-)

[paulus 26]

Typical lol, was hoping to at least be some sort of colourful caterpillar, not some brown moth :-)

aint that always the way

[Paid 935]

So, not only are they a dull brown moth, they also make there cocoons under ground, and can take up to 5 years to emerge as the dull brown moth lol.

 

Still going to give it a go at raising them though....Have 2 making cocoons in some potting compost at the moment and recon the others will follow soon.