20 December, 2010

Huge caterpillar in my garden

This huge bright green caterpillar, bigger than my largest finger, was hiding in my pot of almost died strawberry plants. Curled up it didn't look that big... I think this part is it's head and the part with the brown hook is it's rear... not sure. I've tried to locate him again but can't find him, I assume he is trying to cocoon and get ready to be a huge butterfly?

2 comments:

Bostjan Dvorak said...

This is a Convolvulus-hawkmoth caterpillar (Agrius convolvuli) in its last stage before pupation, in a beautiful bue-green colour morph. Great photos!

Nice wishes from Berlin
Bostjan Dvorak

Wilma said...

Thank you Bostjan