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Hairy Molly

  • 28-09-2008 10:29am
    #1
    rosiec
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    Can anybody tell me what this caterpillar turns in to? I saw 2 of these yesterday while walking my dog in some sandunes. My identification key came up short! The picture below is the best i could find on the net

    www.pbase.com/griangraf/image/72110266


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  • #2
    sesswhat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭sesswhat


    White Ermine perhaps if it had an orange stripe like that, and they are quite common. The first time I heard of 'hairy mollys' was from people from Limerick. The local name was 'horseworms' in this part of Donegal.


  • #3
    bing3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 291 ✭✭bing3


    Possibly a White Ermine even though picture shown is not one. Ermine caterpillars are browner and have more of a horizontal tan stripe. Whilst larvae feed on a variety of plants they are generally more of a grassland species. Did you notice what plant it was on?


  • #4
    rosiec
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    it was just crawling across the grass in the sandunes, it had a really rusty colored strip down its back.


  • #5
    joeali101
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    sesswhat wrote: »
    White Ermine perhaps if it had an orange stripe like that, and they are quite common. The first time I heard of 'hairy mollys' was from people from Limerick. The local name was 'horseworms' in this part of Donegal.

    We call them "Hairy Mollys" in tipp too :D


  • #6
    lightening
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭lightening


    Yeah, hairy molleys here in the capital too, very common where I am, again in dunes near the beach and on Irelands eye.


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  • #7
    Mothman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,498 ✭✭✭Mothman


    rosiec wrote: »
    Can anybody tell me what this caterpillar turns in to? I saw 2 of these yesterday while walking my dog in some sandunes. My identification key came up short! The picture below is the best i could find on the net

    www.pbase.com/griangraf/image/72110266
    This is Fox Moth caterpillar, final stage.
    The caterpillar will hibernate before pupating next Spring.


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