What is this - Anybody know??

waddo · Post by **waddo** » Tue 06 May 2014 12:09 pm

Found this "thing" crawling up my garage wall this morning, its the second one of these I have found in the last week so I guess its the time of year for them to come up out of the ground.

It is around 8/12CM long - depending on if it is moving/stretched or still and about 3CM thick (as in as thick as a good cigar).

Have never seen one before and just wonder what it is. Has no teeth (that I can see), no pointy/stingy bits but has short very stubby leg/sucker type things it crawls along with. When disturbed - my dogs gave it a good nose push - it will try to curl up and then springs backwards and forwards.

Any offers???

THREE LIZARDS · Post by **THREE LIZARDS** » Tue 06 May 2014 12:46 pm

Probably going to be a big moth?
Just Google 'Long fat caterpillar'

I've gone off my dinner now..eeeeyuk!

Baza · Post by **Baza** » Tue 06 May 2014 12:50 pm

It looks to me like it is a oleanda hawk moth caterpillar sometimes they are a very bright green. I have had a few in my garden on the oleanda bush.

Owl Lady · Post by **Owl Lady** » Tue 06 May 2014 2:01 pm

just Googled it and it certainly looks the same.

waddo · Post by **waddo** » Tue 06 May 2014 2:10 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnis_nerii#Life_cycle, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msRut8QLLo8, that is the thing to be sure. Was going to trap the next one to see what it grew into but now no need - thanks to all for reply's, its wonderful what you can find on the Internet, even if it is a bit on the weird side - lol.

Virginia · Post by **Virginia** » Tue 06 May 2014 2:39 pm

Thanks from me as well Baza, because we had one in the garden a few days ago and although I tried to find out what it was, the closest I got was some kind of grub. However, this is exactly what we had. So Internet AND forums are informative. I had never seen one before, but we do have a number of Oleander bushes. Now I will have to keep my eyes open for the hawk moth.