By Sid
Hereford,
United Kingdom 
Something is eating leaves and stems of an aquilegia and a dicentra in my garden, but I can't see what it is. The leaves are completed gone, just leaving stems. I can't see any catapillars. There is a thalictrum between the two plants affected, which is largely untouched, but has lost a few leaves. There is a hosta to the front of the plants which is untouched. I'm certain it's not slugs/snails. Any ideas please?
6 Jun, 2015
Answers
More like caterpillars
6 Jun, 2015
It will be the Aquilegia sawfly larvae - they are like very small green caterpillars. They can completely defoliate plants in this family, as you have found out! I squash them as soon as I see them. Plants usually survive attacks.
7 Jun, 2015
Cammomile - no wabbits in my middle-of-the-village garden :)
Landgirl - That sounds interesting - I have had a REALLY good look and can't see any catapillars at all - do they hide during the day?
UPDATE - Something has started eating my morning glories too - going right through the stems so that everything above dies.... :(
8 Jun, 2015
Perhaps the bluetits are eating the caterpillars!
11 Jun, 2015
Is there a chance it might be rabbits?
6 Jun, 2015