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Chomper

TheRicksterTheRickster Posts: 85
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The evening vine weevil hunts have resumed, and so far no sign on the grown ups, and larvae only in 1 pot (only a couple seen too). However, assorted plant leaves are showing signs of being chomped. I’ve seen a few of these caterpillars which I’m currently blaming, can anyone ID it please?


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  • TheRicksterTheRickster Posts: 85
    This pic is of my grape vine, now stripped of any leaves 🤬
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    My grapevine hasn’t got any leaves this year yet ... can we have a photo of the whole vine please. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • TheRicksterTheRickster Posts: 85
    We’re a few weeks ahead here it seems this year (South Manchester). Each bud on the main vine has been chomped - and now ‘bleeding’ sap :( I’ll endeavour to get a photo later. 

    Any my thoughts on what the critter is? 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Hard to tell without a clear pic of its head, but I think it's an elephant hawk moth caterpillar.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    JennyJ said:
    Hard to tell without a clear pic of its head, but I think it's an elephant hawk moth caterpillar.
    Certainly some similarities but without better pics and a sense of scale there’s also several others it could be.  I’m also puzzled at it being at this stage in its lifecycle in April ...

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • TheRicksterTheRickster Posts: 85
    This one was a thick as an average little finger. Will try and get better pics tonight!

  • TheRicksterTheRickster Posts: 85
    https://share.icloud.com/photos/0io3ikJuO4DdXdiMO3IGS8_Tw#Altrincham_-_Broadheath
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    We need to see it’s face 😊

    Is that it on your grapevine?  Cos that’s not a grapevine 😉 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • TheRicksterTheRickster Posts: 85
    Will sort a selfie ;)

    the leafy pic pic isn’t the grapevine, the others are though :)
  • TheRicksterTheRickster Posts: 85
    Attempted caterpillar head shots last nighy, as this younger looking one popped up on a hydrangea... hoping it helps with an id!

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