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Other Local Resorts & Areas => Uzumlu Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Rindaloo on August 14, 2008, 20:14:02 PM

Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: 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? :)
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: Gorgeous_bird on August 14, 2008, 20:25:50 PM: one of the creatures from the noisy tree?
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: Scunner on August 14, 2008, 20:27:43 PM: An EPK?
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: Rindaloo on August 14, 2008, 20:34:31 PM: EPK ne demek???
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: UzumluH2o 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.
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: bikerchickblonde 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!!
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: Rindaloo 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..... :o

(http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/DeilephilaneriiMauisd.jpg)
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: Scunner 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:

(http://www.calisvilla.co.uk/greenmoth.jpg)

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 [:o]
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Post by: Gorgeous_bird 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.
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Post by: bikerchickblonde on August 14, 2008, 21:32:07 PM: My god ... am getting rid of my oleanders and their friends!!
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: Scunner on August 14, 2008, 21:33:52 PM: Flying carp? It looks like a demon reptillious dragon beast, I don't wish for such a creature to be hanging from my veranda roof [:o]
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Post by: tinkerman on August 14, 2008, 21:36:16 PM: I want one....
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: heather07 on August 14, 2008, 21:54:55 PM: quote:
Originally posted by tinkerman

I want one....

To eat the lizards or to feed it to them
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: puma on August 14, 2008, 22:01:50 PM: well i hope my neighbours get some their grapevines have took over my side of the garden
Title: Huge 'groobly' eaten our grapevine.... :O
Post by: Rindaloo on August 14, 2008, 22:26:06 PM: Hang on, I will see if I can find that one in the field...............