what is this? (not herp related)

[craig.a.c]

I just found this catapiller out the back. Fiesty bugger, every time I went to pick it up it was thrashing everywhere. I know its a catapiller but just wondering what type??

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

its a hawkmoth

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

great beardie food,lol,big moth to
baz

 

[craig.a.c]

its a good size, from a glance I would say 5 maybe 6cm. Are the hawkmoths the really big ones that hang on screen doors and make a **** load of noise?

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

i thought they were bogons

 

[craig.a.c]

Re: RE: what is this? (not herp related)

i thought they were bogons

Sorry my mistake, so what does the hawkmoth look like?

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

i think they look like this craig, but im no expert

bazmo

 

[craig.a.c]

Thanks Baz. I will have to keep an eye out for one like that in few days/weeks, or how ever long it takes 'em to morp.

 

[Magpie]

Lots of diferent looking hawk moths.
We had one here last night that would have been a great feed for a beardie, would have kept it going for a week. It was about the size of a weaner mouse!

 

[Hickson]

Although I'm no expert on moths, it looks like the caterpillar of a Swift Moth, something I found many many years ago. Eventually turned into a big green moth.



Hix

 

[BROWNS]

There's the biggest Moth in Australia which i can't recall the name of found around the Innisfail,Tablelands,Cairns area which is absolutely gigantic.Have you seen any of these Mags?

 

[BROWNS]

Pilbarapythons"Dave"you would know these guys wouldn't you?

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

u want the hurcules moth browny
http://www.zoo.org.au/education/factsheets/inv-herculesmoth.pdf

 

[BROWNS]

That's the one snakeman

 

[Magpie]

Not many Hercules moths around, have seen one though.

 

[indicus]

The Hawk moth is i'm told, the fastest flying moth of all time.....a daytime nector feeder....quite common in the North. I used to put a sheet and a fluro-light up, and on a good night, catch several hundred.....these were placed in a jars in the bottom of the fridge, and later used to feed Striped possoms, and other insect eaters such as Night-jars(birds) etc......They'll last several days, becomming active, minutes after comming out of the fridge.....great scource of protien, to use for anyone raising wildlife.......

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

thx for that indicus.handy to know..colemans (the camping ppl) makes a good moth trap to...

 

[Pike01]

Looks like a privat hawk moth, we have the heaviest moths here in my yard, wood moths,they bore straight out of my gum trees, they are heavier than sparrows

 

[hugsta]

Geez, I thought bogons were huge, they are massive, size of an A4 piece of paper, now thats a big feed for any beardie....LOL