Name the caterpillar!

[Charlieanne]

Can anyone help with identifying this caterpillar one of my cats brought in?

We think maybe a deaths head moth or a poplar hawk moth?

Also do deaths head moths actually raid bees as well?

Ta muchly

(Hopefully picture will work!)

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[yeogi75]

looks like elephant hawk moth

 

[yeogi75]

no its not will try and find out on google for you

 

[Charlieanne]

Done more googling here and maybe a privet hawk moth? Just never seen such a giant caterpillar before!

Plus on an aside never knew deaths head moths were European/Asian as after silence of the lambs thought they were American. Would be completely freaked out to find one of those hanging around!

 

[Galaxy55]

http://imgarcade.com/1/hawk-moth-caterpillar/

 

[yeogi75]

eyed hawk moth you can see at the web site on picture

 

[Torq]

I found one of these during the week. It's an Elephant hawk moth caterpillar. By the way, the hands aren't mine they belong to the internet. Mine are much rougher and dirtier even though I work in IT.

 

[Ruary]

saw one of those yesterday evening on willow herb, they are enormous and have fake eyes.