Unidentified caterpillar

[Neil Jones]

In article <8f5urr$cr0$1 at reader1.fr.uu.net> cgh at ifrance.com "CGH" writes:

> Hello,
> 
> I finded a Noctuidae caterpillar in France, in a forest near Paris
> (Versailles), a few day ago.
> It looks very agressive with others caterpillars (it killed one).
> It eat Castanea, Acer (Quercus ?) ...
> Could anyone indentify it, you can see photos to the address :
> http://www.triatel.com/lepido/inconnu/Noctu01.htm
> (Sorry for my english !)
> 
> Thank you very much !
> 
> Christophe GÜNST HORN
> http://www.triatel.com/lepido

Salut,
Je regrette que mon ordinateur n'a pas des accents francaises
Je pense que vous avez trouve la chenille d'un papillon de nuit que
nous appellons "The Dunbar " en anglais.
Le nom scientifique est Cosmia trapezina.
 
Hello,
I'm sorry but my computer doesn't have french accents.
I think that you have found the catterpillar of a moth which we call
"the Dunbar" in English.
The scientific name is Cosmia trapezina.
-- 
Neil Jones- Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk http://www.nwjones.demon.co.uk/
"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn Bog
National Nature Reserve