[Elmarto]

Hi all,

My daughter found this critter on my fucshia bush,

I'm not sure what it is, it looks like a caterpillar but is about 3ins long or 75mm!

Thanks in advance!

[Springlands]

It looks like an Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar.

[Aunt Sally]

Yes, I agee.

Lucky you

[jay001]

agreed 

[Elmarto]

It's a whopper, I've never seen anything like it!

I have googled it and I saw someone think it was a slow moving snake on their fuschia, I can see why

[Springlands]

It's a whopper, I've never seen anything like it!

I have googled it and I saw someone think it was a slow moving snake on their fuschia, I can see why

   A good description. I should have added that they particularly like fuchsia - but I have never been lucky enough to see one.

[mumofstig]

I had 5 of them munching their way through a fuchsia bush, a few years ago - there wasn't much left of the bush 

I relocated them, and saved the fuchsia 

[Springlands]

I had 5 of them munching their way through a fuchsia bush, a few years ago - there wasn't much left of the bush 

I relocated them, and saved the fuchsia 

MOS - my largest Bush is about six feet x six feet - it would take them a while to munch through that. 

[Elmarto]

I also took this photo too, I noticed it had eaten a few leaves, we have three bushes and I had a look through and only saw one! Next thing I know though there could be an infestation!

[RubyR3d]

They also love to eat rosebay willowherb so you could carefully transfer them. Lucky you

[mumofstig]

I found one crawling along my path - it is now on the railway side of the fence 
I haven't seen any more of them - yet 

[robinahood]

The moth itself is equally spectacular - pink and green. Not like your average moth at all!

[gypsy]

The dog found one of those on the soil in the back garden next to a box bush last night. I have never seen one before so took a picture, I was going to try and work out how to post the picture but I do not need to do now thanks.