overherebc Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Same length as a Bic lighter. Probably same species at different stages. Anyone know what moth/butterfly the become? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Sorry, don't know the species, but looks super cool. Thanks for the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, timendres said: Sorry, don't know the species, but looks super cool. Thanks for the photos. The brown one I thought looks like it's pi--ed off with everything. ???????? Found it. Daphnis Neri. Becomes what I call the super ninja combat kit moth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Deathshead Hawkmoth maybe? https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjkueyama3kAhW963MBHZcID2sQjhx6BAgBEAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wildlifeinsight.com%2Fbritish-moths%2Fdeaths-head-hawkmoth-and-caterpillar-acherontia-atropos%2F&psig=AOvVaw2u1-kCcNNDiSoN0IzKcqnq&ust=1567343770492203 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: Deathshead Hawkmoth maybe? https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjkueyama3kAhW963MBHZcID2sQjhx6BAgBEAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wildlifeinsight.com%2Fbritish-moths%2Fdeaths-head-hawkmoth-and-caterpillar-acherontia-atropos%2F&psig=AOvVaw2u1-kCcNNDiSoN0IzKcqnq&ust=1567343770492203 The photos I took show the same little tail like thing so very likely, just a different stage of development I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Didn't kill them by the way. Just transferred to a large tree outside the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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