The caterpillars are typically dark brown with large eye spots, but they may also be found in green coloration. In adulthood, the elephant hawk-moth becomes beautiful shades of gold and pink .

From the subtle patterns of an elephant hawkmoth to the clever camouflage of a shaded fan foot, these complex nocturnal insects are best admired at this time of year ...

Astonished callers are ringing insect experts to report an invasion of exotic, larger-than-life spiky-tailed caterpillars roaming in their gardens. The three-and-a-half-inch brown creatures have ...

This hawk moth caterpillar is one of the few larval sightings of the species in Worcestershire and was found at The Christopher Cadbury Wetland Reserve at Upton Warren, a site owned and managed by ...