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DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 85
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I found this whilst doing a bit of weeding, its about 3 inches long, enormous! Any idea what it is?

 

Dan

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  • pansyfacepansyface PEAK DISTRICT DerbyshirePosts: 16,664

    Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar.image

    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Leicestershire, UKPosts: 9,006

    Large Elephant hawk-moth I think Dan.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Leicestershire, UKPosts: 9,006

    Snap pansyface! image

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 85

    Beautiful when a moth! Thank you!

  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 2,770

    Useful too - they feed on willowherb! I had a moth earlier this year that I rescued from  spider web in the greenhouse, a lovely creature.

  • The_herpetologistThe_herpetologist West YorksPosts: 475

    Ugh Fugly!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet PeterboroughPosts: 26,107

    But turns into this beauty

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  • DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 85

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     Or This!!!

  • LesleyKLesleyK Posts: 4,029

    It would take a squadron of them to eat the acres of willow herb just outside our garden, but I can't claim to have seen one of themimage.  They are beauties thoughimage

  • nutcutletnutcutlet PeterboroughPosts: 26,107

    I see the moths, my pic was one from a moth trap.

    Never seen a caterpillar thoughimage

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