Elephant hawk moth on my fuchsias again
Two years ago I found this fellow on one of our fuchsias . . .
Adult elephant hawk moth on a fuchsia
This year we found this chap (or lady) on a different fuchisa bush . . .
Elephant hawk moth caterpillar eating fuchsia leaves
This bears out what the books say about elephant hawk moths liking fuchsias . . .
These fuchsia leaves are tasty!
He was still chomping away a few days later . . .
This elephant hawk moth caterpillar has a hearty appetite for fuchsia leaves
. . . so perhaps next summer we’ll see him as an adult?
Posted: September 9th, 2008 under wild and gardens.
Comments: 5
Comments
Comment from sharon
Time: August 19, 2009, 8:48 pm
these big buggers have eaten all my fuschias how do we get rid of them ?
Comment from robz
Time: August 19, 2009, 9:24 pm
You must have loads of them. Never had a problem with them before.
Comment from nat44
Time: September 6, 2009, 12:11 pm
We have found 3 in the garden this morning alone. They are really horrible. How do we get rid of them? Currently my kids are throwing them over the hedge!!!! sorry neighbours….
Comment from robz
Time: September 8, 2009, 8:58 pm
Shame, they grow into beautiful moths.
Comment from Callum
Time: September 26, 2009, 3:27 pm
I cannot understand why you would want to get rid of them in the first place! I first saw one of the E.H.Moth caterpillars this year and i was stunned by there beauty, they are marvelous insects, you should count yourself lucky that you get to expierience so many of them, if i lived nextdoor to you i would quiet happelly take them of your hands and put them into my garden and look after them all, and when they have done pupating and turn into adult moths you get to see the real beauty, theres no need to kill them there quiet rare and not very common in most gardens, so please don’t throw them around and think nothing of them, learn more about the whole cycle of moths especially E.H.Moths and you will begin to enjoy them.
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