Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar

I have been doing my Garden for many years but never seen a Hawk Moth Caterpillar, this one was on these leafs for an hour before hiding itself.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Waw !! what a stunning macro -- he was obviously sunbathing --perhaps ready to pupate ! Great Tony --A huge fav !!

[Quentin]

Amazing find and capture!

[Kim]

Fav! Wonderful details and comp. Looks like it enjoyed some of the leaf on the left. Thanks for your comment and fav on my butterfly.

[Danny G.]

Wow, an amazing macro!

[Daisy Miller]

Great capture. Wonderful details. Quite an interesting caterpillar.

[Elaine]

Amazing macro shot Tony.

[Faye Turner]

It is so cool looking! Fantastic detail! Fav

[Natalie]

Great detail. Follow

[Catherine W.]

Very cool find! He posed so nicely for you!

[*lynn]

so clear... wonderful shot

[LindaL]

Oooh! Great shot Tony!

[Shawna Schroeder]

Very interesting, great capture!!

[Susan]

very cool!

[Tina Cook]

Great detail captured!

[Babs]

Amazing macro, and such excellent detail.

[Gena Pegg]

Wow....he is beautiful!! Almost metalic! Are those his eyes or markings?

[Joyce]

What great detail. Super shot

[Lorraine Hardy]

super sharp

[Graham Thresher]

A fantastic capture. Fav.

[Dione Giorgio]

FAV. Astonishing!

[tony gig]

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Thank you all very much for the comments and Fav's

[alia_801]

Fantastic detail!

[Sam]

Incredible! Instant FAV

[tony gig]

@alia_801 @gigiflower Thank you both very much for the comments and Fav's.

[Margaret Brown]

Great macro, not so sure about the caterpillar , I've only ever seen one at a butterfly farm. Fav

[carol white]

Wonderful macro capture:-)FAV!!

[tony gig]

@craftymeg Thank you very much Margaret, this is the first one I have seen.

[Jennifer]

Fabulous capture!

[Gillian Park]

What a fantastic shot! Well spotted! Fav.

[tony gig]

@potlet @jesperani Thank you both very much.

[8yearson]

That must have been so exciting to see and photograph! Perfect focus and dof Tony. Fav.

[Tracey]

Awesome shot such wonderful detail fav

[Paula W]

Wow really amazing detail Tony.

[Vesna]

Fantastic photo!

[Khawbecker]

Wow! I've never seen one of these either. Remarkable clarity in this photo. Thank you for sharing it with us. Fav!

[diane day]

amazing closeup

[Christine]

Fabulous shot! Fav

[Maggiemae]

Wow - he doesn't appear to be eating the leaves - thought thats what caterpillars did! Super shot!

[Rachel]

Wonderful detail Tony. Fav

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Wonderful find and close up FAV!

[mikeharris]

Wow, great macro sot Tony.

[tony gig]

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Thank you all very much for the Fav's and comments.

[Sandy]

Oh my goodness, what an amazing close-up. That caterpillar looks as though it's made of some kind of metal. Cool find--although probably not, from a gardening perspective.

[tony gig]

@skstein Thank you very much Sandy.

[Susan]

Fantastic shot! What a large caterpillar!

[tony gig]

@dailydelight Thank you very much Susan.

[Vicki Dixon]

fav!!! great job!

[tony gig]

@vickisfotos Thank you vey much Vicki.