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British insects, moth caterpillars, moth larvae, mystery caterpillars, mystery larvae, sawfly caterpillars, sawfly larvae
To showcase their diversity, in colour, size, shape, pattern, habits and hairiness, I’ve been gathering photos of these (cater)pillars of the insect community, the larvae of moths, sawflies, and some mysteries, which could be one of these … or something other. Here they are:
Moths: 5-spot burnet (Zygaena trifolii), Drinker (Euthrix potatoria), and the delightfully named Maiden’s blush (Cyclophora punctaria).
Sawflies: a possible Allantus species (its identity cannot be confirmed as it was on the wrong plant), and the fluffy looking Eriocampa ovata.
Mysteries: if you can ID any of these, please leave a comment below. Thanks!
earthstar 
Repeating what Peter Hillman said really, but I felt that I needed to comment as it really is a nice collection of images.
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That’s very nice of you, Tony. Thanks. 🙂
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I forgot to mention that the currently unidentified hairy one may be the Grey Dagger moth. I photographed one a few weeks back and, from what I can see, it looks very similar. Worth doing a Google search on that species and comparing.
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I didn’t get very clear photos of that one but that does look to be a good call. Thanks again. 🙂
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What a wonderful collection of larvae you have there! Great captures!
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Thanks, Peter. 🙂
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Top left and bottom right , are they sawfly larvae?
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Quite possibly, Dave. Maybe I’ll send the pics to the Sawfly recording scheme and ask if they can ID them. Thanks!
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