Black And Yellow Striped Caterpillar Uk With dozens of butterflies and thousands of moths in the uk there s a huge variety of caterpillars to be found.

Black and yellow striped caterpillar uk 1in orange yellow striped with black with its yellow and black striped body the cinnabar moth s caterpillar looks as if it s wearing a rugby jersey.

Black and yellow striped caterpillar uk. England wales scotland ireland. This is the moth that lays its eggs on ragwort that hatch into the black and yellow striped larva that will soon be munching on the leaves of that plant in large numbers. It s a warning colour as the caterpillar like the adult moth is distasteful to birds. This is one of the biggest striped caterpillars you are likely to come across as it can grow up to 6 15 cm.

Identifying the black swallowtail caterpillar papilio polyxenes is not difficult due to the black stripes and yellow dots on its lime green body although this striped caterpillar looks similar to the monarch caterpillar it doesn t have tentacles at the head of its body. 29 07 2014 10 20 pm while weeding today i ve kept finding smooth yellow and black striped caterpillars on various weeds maybe from the cinnabar moth. Identification of caterpillars like all insect species relies on certain characteristics and it can be difficult to tell them apart. With yellow and orange hairs and a strip of black edged white spots along the centre of its back this is a striking caterpillar to behold.

The caterpillars grow up to 28 mm and feed mainly on ragwort but also groundsel and colt s foot ref porters. Yellow and black striped caterpillar friend or foe.