what kind of caterpillar is this?

Question

I found a large group of orange caterpillars with black heads and covered in their silk on a hedge.

The caterpillar is also smooth.

it has no markings, just plain orange

Answer 1

Very difficult to answer without a photo or fuller description of the caterpillars, or even what sort of hedge it was you found them on.

Try http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/ to see if one of the photos matches what you saw

Or go down to your local library and check out the reference books.

Answer 2

What type of hedge or shrub? Based on your description, it sounds like you may have oleander caterpillar. These are poisonous, so birds won't eat them, which is why they are such a problem. It is difficult to say for certain without knowing what the shrub is and actually seeing the caterpillars. If there aren't too many, just pick them off and squish them. That is the best form of control, plus you aren't applying chemicals.

Answer 3

Well, from what I could find online the caterpillars you are talking about might infact be Lady Beetle larva which do have black heads and orange bodies and do sort of look like caterpillars.

Hope this helped if not good luck in finding the right answer.

Answer 4

If it is a Hawthorn hedge they could be Vapourer moth caterpillars.

Answer 5

I am not sure what type it may be, however please note that there are several caterpillars that are dangerous to pick up due to itching and poison etc. You can look it up on line at the Audubon Society. Good Luck!

Answer 6

If they're furry with an orange middle & black at either end, they're wooly bears.

Answer 7

could be web worms

Answer 8

monarch