Author Topic: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O (Read 3158 times)

Rindaloo · « **on:** August 14, 2008, 20:14:02 PM »

OK, this evening we found most of one of our grapevines had been denuded by a massive caterpillar. I recon it must have been 3 to 4 inches long, al least half an inch wide and brilliant green. What would this critter turn into once it has metamorphosed?

Gorgeous_bird · « **Reply #1 on:** August 14, 2008, 20:25:50 PM »

one of the creatures from the noisy tree?

Scunner · « **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2008, 20:27:43 PM »

An EPK?

Rindaloo · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2008, 20:34:31 PM »

EPK ne demek???

UzumluH2o · « **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2008, 21:05:52 PM »

Rindaloo, is this the wee beasty that you have seen http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1227 if so its the same beast we had last year on our Oleander and almost stripped them.

bikerchickblonde · « **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2008, 21:06:20 PM »

Eek! I don't want to meet it! Or even worse eat it! Off with its head!!

Rindaloo · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2008, 21:11:52 PM »

Yes, that's the bloke! It stripped the grapevine, I will have to check the Oleander, which is nearby. I hope there aren't more.

I have just Googled the beastie and it grows into a lovely Moth. NOT in my garden though. I sent it flying onto the wastegreound behind us. Just hope it doesn't bear a grudge.....

Scunner · « **Reply #7 on:** August 14, 2008, 21:23:48 PM »

We had the very man under our veranda roof a few years back. It's about 4-5" across and the funny thing you may not yet appreciate is, at first it isn't totally obvious it is a large moth. Turn the picture upside down and you get this master of freaky disguise:

Ok maybe because you have seen the photo, and maybe because I mentioned it, you may think it's a bit lame. But trust me, if you'd never seen it in a photo, and never seen a moth that size in your life, it's a very effective disguise for a few seconds [

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Gorgeous_bird · « **Reply #8 on:** August 14, 2008, 21:30:13 PM »

One of our first photos taken in Turkey was of one of these - it was sitting outside our hotel room door on the wall. I hate all butterflies and moths and Nick thought it would be good to take a picture of it to scare me from time to time- every now and then I walk into the study and the PC is randomley showing different photos and this fella appears. EEEEewwwwww

as for the disguise- looks like a flying carp.

bikerchickblonde · « **Reply #9 on:** August 14, 2008, 21:32:07 PM »

My god ... am getting rid of my oleanders and their friends!!

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