Catapillar Identification

Lumi

Can anyone help with identifying this beauty. It's over an inch long

Black Heart

Elephant hawk-moth caterpillar.

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=60

e-Mo0?

Found this this morning just wonder what it is?

Its got a small hook or spike on its back and 4 on the bottom front. Also four what look like eyes or dots on its front.

Mothman

This is a Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-moth. Probably on the hunt for a pupation site where it'll settle down until next summer.
Quite a few being reported at moment.
Foodplants are Rosebay Willowherb, Fuschia, Bogbean, Waterlily...yes it can swim! Probably uses other plants as well.
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Recorded Irish distribution
I'd like to enter this record in the national database.
Would you PM me location and Grid Reference?
try using www.gridreference.ie

nkfox

Hi,
We found this catapillar near our veg patch in the back garden.

It is about 2 inches long and about 1/2 in in diameter.

I have attached a coupple of photos. I would love to know what it turns into. If anyone has any ideas, please post them on the board.

Thanks,

Neil

nkfox

After further investigation I think it may be a Elephant Hawk-moth but I may be wrong.

Black Heart

It sure is