Caterpillar ID - probably a moth?

Fire

I have unearthed hundreds of these caterpillars hunkered down in the soil, all over the back garden. I imagine it's a kind of moth. Black butt, no eye markings. Any ideas? thanks

Jellyfire

I think you have a yellow underwing there as well! I got a moth trap last year, so have become a bit of an aficionado!

Fire

@Wild edges too

Thanks. I do well for moths and horribly for butterflies.

Jellyfire

They are great fun, absolutely amazing the amount of species I’d never seen that show up. It’s a bit of a Heath Robinson affair but it does the job brilliantly. Opening it up on a morning is usually the highlight of the day

Fire

wow

nutcutlet

I love a good moth trapping

Fire

I'd love to try it but I'm hopeless at the moth ID

Jellyfire

Even without ID they are hours of fun. I got mine on eBay, it’s a home made affair from a bucket and a lampshade holder but we’ll worth the money 

Fire

I might try it with some local kids.

Jellyfire

My boys love it, and their friends come round to open it in a morning in the summer. I’m not allowed to do the opening now though, we quite often get a few hornets and wasps in there, and I dicovered I’m allergic to hornets in rather dramatic near death kind of way last year 

Dovefromabove

Aaaargh! @Jellyfire 😱