Caterpiller I.D. Please (1 Viewer)

[kris]

This must be the biggest if not ugliest caterpiller I have seen to date. Approx 2.5 inches long and aggressive

 

[robinm]

Look a bit like Elephant Hawkmoth to me - see http://www.leps.it/SpeciesPages/DeileElpen.htm

But then I'm no expert.

 

[kris]

Thanks, have checked that out and it is. Didn't expect to find one in my garden though

 

[harry eales]

Thanks, have checked that out and it is. Didn't expect to find one in my garden though

Hello Kris.
It is an Elephant Hawk Moth larva, I'll bet you have Fuschia growing in your garden or nearby alternatively one of the Willowherbs. They're the two most often used foodplants.

Harry