trigger2 3,100 Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 i had lifted a couple of of old slabs from round the side of the house yesterday afternoon and was clearing some lose soil from underneath them so i could re lay them better than they were. when i found this. it looked like some kind of caterpiller and was not far off a couple of inches in length and got a horn on the back of it like a rhyno lol. ive seen allsorts of bugs and creature whilst growing up but it the first time i can remember seeing something like this. sorry the pics are not the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,759 Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Elephant hawk moth caterpillar possibly? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Yeppers..its a EHM looking fro somewhere to pupate. Put it on some waste ground matey.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trigger2 3,100 Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 thanks, ive just googled it. what a nice looking moth they turn into. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,950 Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Used to find loads of these on willow herb that grew on derelict land 40 years ago dont seem to see that meny these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 they will be a moth next year, they will form a pupa and overwinter until next may/june 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxholes 0 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 yep some sort of moth or butterfly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trigger2 3,100 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Used to find loads of these on willow herb that grew on derelict land 40 years ago dont seem to see that meny these days. its the first time i can recall seeing one in my lifetime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,950 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Used to find loads of these on willow herb that grew on derelict land 40 years ago dont seem to see that meny these days. its the first time i can recall seeing one in my lifetime. Remember finds like these [BANNED TEXT] we were younguns giving us an interest in nature and buying the observers books . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Aye, they do love a bit of fuschia....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Bit of a Lepidopterist on the quiet Mr Darcy.....? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slip lead 862 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Impatience or Bizzy lizzys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Bit of a Lepidopterist on the quiet Mr Darcy.....? Not really on the quiet matey......I've bred all the larger moth species in the Uk for successive generations and a few migrants as well.... And dabbled with my fair share of flutterbyes too......A few years back i posted lots and lots of pics of their development on here.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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