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Caterpillar - But What?

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Peaspeculiars | 19:45 Mon 09th Jun 2014 | Gardening
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Hot off the press, whilst on the evening slug hunt I spotted about 10 of these chaps living rent-free in my budlia... (no that is not a euphenism before you all start lol)
Any ideas what it is anyone?

Thanks in advance x :o}

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http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wildlifeinsight.com%2FInsight%2F%3Fp%3D4672&h=0&w=0&tbnid=rTdl9ekbR_VnLM&zoom=1&tbnh=194&tbnw=259&docid=PSa2-_x3n9DpeM&tbm=isch&ei=8gCWU_TOLKjF7AaCx4GQDw&ved=0CAgQsCUoAg Is this it?
19:46 Mon 09th Jun 2014
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ooh, brilliant - Thanks Sandy!
I have both Buddleja and Mullein, so I'm thinking I may stand a fair chance of seeing these.
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They have beautiful colouring Chipchopper - the blue and yellow remind me of a football kit. Luckily the Buddleia is overgrown anyway so I don't mind a few extra leaves being eaten - they seem to be going more for the stem
Ive seen them strip a Verbascum olympicum to the ground in a day !!!!!!
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Hammerman - they are certainly doing a good job at the buddleia and have moved onto the foxgloves - I think the birds have had a few as there is definitely less of them now. Interesting to watch though, but yes - not good for the plants! :o)
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Hammerman - just googled for 'Verbascum olympicum' - lovely looking plant - Is it related to Dock?

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