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Ive found a caterpillar munching away on my strawberry plants, ive removed it but in curious to know if its a butterfly or a moth. It was brown with brown tufts and orange and white patches along its back, can ayone help? 
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I don't know what kind of caterpillar this is Moth but it lives beside my aubergines.
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Egg, Larvae and Caterpillar Photos - Wildlife Photography @ http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/gallery I found these photographs useful when I encountered my first Comma butterfly, which I think are coming up your way Alice.Comment
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Hi
I had a quick look at your link. I remember more than 30 years ago finding elephant hawk moth caterpillars on some rough ground. I still see the weeds they fed on, tall plants with purple flowers at the top, the same or similar to willowherb.
Nowadays there is so little "wild" ground, I think we are making a poorer world.
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I think that it's a moth cattiComment
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Just the thread I need! My cat brought me a present when I was tidying the front garden, it was a huge caterpillar!
It turns out its an elephant hawkmoth caterpillar, I'd never seen one so big. I wish I had more of them instead of cabbage white ones!
Thanks for this thread
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I'm finding a lot of hawkmoth caterpillars on my new allotment (it's still got lots of rosebay willowherb on it, that they feed on).
I didn't realise there were so many varieties of hawkmoth: UK Safari Nature Shop - Hawkmoths of the British Isles ID ChartAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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