Angle Shades?

[Suzanne B]

Unearthed this beautiful green larva and think it may be an Angle shades.



Any thoughts?
Thanks

[goosey]

Hi Suzanne,
I don't think it is an Angle shades, there are no diagonal markings. It also looks almost too fat. I will have to think about this .
It is a gorgeous colour!
I don't suppose you have any other photo's?

Angle shade larvae are interesting because they can be brown or green and it has absolutely no baring on whether its male or female or what its food plant is.

[Suzanne B]

Thanks goosey.
I have got some other photos but they are all much the same as this one I'm afraid. ( I will look to see if there are any a bit different though).
I thought it would be quite easy to identify with it being such bright green and with those little dots on but I was clutching at straws with the Angle shades idea it seems.
It really was a plump little thing and almost looked like a rather tempting juicy sweet!!

[goosey]

I have been thinking about this and searching and searching.
I think you could have been right all along with Angleshades, I saw an image on a German website which looks remarkably similar to yours, but that is the only one so far.
Is that a white stripe running along the side of the larva or it is just the light bouncing off it?

I will keep thinking, hopefully, someone else will come in and give you the answer .


Edit, do you remember seeng any faint diagonal lines?