Robert Whitehouse wrote:

Found (by my wife) in my back yard today ...

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=32644654

Any ideas what this is ?

(ist D, 16-45 @ f4  1/500)






Caterpillar of one of the hawk moths. Probably Privet Hawk, Sphinx lugustri, but there are quite a few others with similar markings. Put it somewhere cool and dry for the winter or put it back on the plant you found it on.

mike

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