Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: What are these caterpillars (and how do I get rid of them!)?, 1 by Vaelor

Vaelor wrote:
Hi guys,

Seems my pet project plant at the moment, the one recently buzzing with a zillion Springtails and an earwig, now has a severe caterpillar problem too! I was very unhappy the other day to check my plants and find many of the healthy new leaves had been shredded as breakfast for nearly a dozen very tiny baby caterpillars! I took the time to remove every one of them I could see, and the next day, I found a few more, which I'd obviously missed the first time around. On the third day, I didn't find any more and the plant is now recovering from almost becoming a three course meal for the next generation of flying critters!

What I'd like to know is, can anybody identify what species of butterfly or moth this caterpillar belongs to, and also, if anybody can provide advice on the best ways to avoid, prevent, remove, or eliminate them? I'm all in favor of creatures needing a place to lay their young to propagate their species, but there are enough adult plants in my yard that they don't need to do so on my fledgeling cuttings! =)

Thanks in advance everyone!