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Wots This?

DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128
in Wildlife gardening

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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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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Large Elephant hawk-moth I think Dan.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Snap pansyface! image

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128

    Beautiful when a moth! Thank you!

  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546

    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 Posts: 481

    Ugh Fugly!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    But turns into this beauty

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    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128

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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 Posts: 27,445

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

    Never seen a caterpillar thoughimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • NorfolkdumplingNorfolkdumpling Posts: 87

     

    LesleyK, yes they are beauties..... if you have fuchsias in your garden you may be lucky enough to see the caterpillar. That's where I've always seen them.

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