..... my not so exciting ventures into gardening, self sufficiency, getting solar electricity & hot water & pretty much life in general in a small country town .....

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Caterpillar Update - It has been Named & Shamed!

Thanks to Pumpkin Patch from http://www.simplesavings.com.au/, I now have a name for this critcher!

Drumroll please.....it is the larvae of a Large Citrus Butterfly also known as an Orchard Swallowtail.



The adult butterfly looks like this



http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/name_c/a_2304.htm

Quite pretty considering what it starts out like.

Rob Bob also from Simple Savings calls the caterpillars "bird poo"

Thanks for your help PP & RB - Cheers

Friday, April 8, 2011

White Caterpillars - What Next???

If anyone knows the name of this creature found chomping away on my new Eureka Lemon, please let me know.


Mr Google wasn't much use...


There were 5 caterpillars on the tree but they were very smartly turned into chook food!