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Caterpillar ID please

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SalviaOfficinalis · 11/09/2022 17:07

Does anyone know who these little chaps are?
They’ve been nibbling on my roses - never had them before and I’ve had roses for a few years.

Caterpillar ID please
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TheSpottedZebra · 11/09/2022 17:47

Probably a sawfly, maybe large rose sawfly?
Does this link help? horticulture.co.uk/roses/sawfly/

I think some insect populations are having a quick boom since gthe heatwave - sort of a last chance saloon. My garden has gone crazy with blackfly.

SalviaOfficinalis · 11/09/2022 20:08

Thank you. Yes it does look like them… I was hoping they would turn into beautiful butterflies, but never mind!

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