Death's Head Hawk Moth Caterpillar
Surely the craziest looking creature we've seen on one of our trips. This Death's Head Hawk Moth Caterpillar at Rainham Marshes was stunning. We also saw a Spotted Fly Catcher. A lifer for me. Whoopee!
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Surely the craziest looking creature we've seen on one of our trips. This Death's Head Hawk Moth Caterpillar at Rainham Marshes was stunning. We also saw a Spotted Fly Catcher. A lifer for me. Whoopee!
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3 Comments:
Fantastic Beast, I've never seen one or an adult, so I'm gripped. By the way, your frog noise (in Essex in June) might have been a Nightingale alarm call, they sound very frog like.
Thanks for the Nightingale tip off.
I'll listen for that next summer.
Cheers
Matt
I spotted a death's head hawk moth caterpillar two days ago in northern France - in Normandy. My dog found it on a path and was intrigued. From where I was, I thought it was an adder! On closer inspection I could see it was a caterpillar, but i simply couldn't believe my eyes. It was the sheer size of the beast. No camera to hand, I sketched it and then as soon as I got home, googled it. There was no mistake. One of the most intriguing things I've ever seen.
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