Friday 7 July 2017

Poplar Hawkmoth caterpillar

Found this beast of a caterpillar on the willow in my back garden.

The Caterpillar of the Poplar Hawkmoth, Laothoe populi. This one was over 8cm long.


I was very taken with the three pairs of true legs at the front, and the four pairs of abdominal prolegs.


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