Anyone know what this is?

[taurus]

Spotted this today whilst strimming near the hives. It was about 3 inches long.

Personally I think it's a man eating caterpillar but it may have another name.

 

[For want of a better word]

Some kind of moth larvae?

Yeghes da

 

[Wingy]

Caterpillar of the elephant hawk moth

 

[Finman]

Caterpillar of the elephant hawk moth

We call that "fire weed hawk moth". Larva eates fire weed. I have seen that larva eates himalaya balsam too.

 

[Webby]

The elephant hawk moth is a beautiful thing. I've seen the caterpillars but never the moth.

 

[Wingy]

Little girl has a chrysalis of one at the moment, keeps checking it 2-3 times a day waiting for it to emerge

 

[taurus]

Cool - well the state of the garden it doesn't surprise me there are elephants hiding in there somewhere.

 

[Softley]

Yep! Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar. We get them around the Rosebay Willowherb. Moths are a sort of tan and pink colour.

 

[Finman]

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Moths fly a lot here on lilacs when they bloom

I have reared many larvae to moths.

 

[Millet]

It looks like a little crocodile with no legs..

 

[Finman]

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You really have sorrows... I hope that you can sleep...

Elephant turns to crocodile...


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[Millet]

You really have sorrows... I hope that you can sleep...

Elephant turns to crocodile...


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Ehh you sure are a weird or wired wrong individual.. that was a joke by me.

 

[Finman]

that was a joke by me.

IT was good one.

 

[Anduril]

Spotted this today whilst strimming near the hives. It was about 3 inches long.

Personally I think it's a man eating caterpillar but it may have another name.

I remember these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Wigg...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K0EN3YDJ7V8Q1NTAT0QM

 

[Softley]

I remember these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Wigg...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K0EN3YDJ7V8Q1NTAT0QM

Haha! Right before I clicked that link I knew what it would take me to. Brilliant.

 

[JWF]

Haha so did I. My daughter had one called Wormsley

 

[Gilberdyke John]

I remember these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Wigg...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K0EN3YDJ7V8Q1NTAT0QM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW8F1boWgv0

 

[PaulCarroll]

Yes elephant hawk moth, like to eat fushia they seem more commonplace these days.


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[viridens]

Rosebay Willowherb is their favourite. Such a beautiful moth and caterpillar that I put a small patch a corner to attract them to the garden. As well as Fushia, caterpillars will also make do with Gooseberry.

 

[taurus]

Ah - we have no fuchsias but it was heading with determination towards my gooseberry bushes.