On 05/09/2014 20:36, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:59:20 +0100, Bigus
wrote:

On 05/09/2014 14:18, Derek Turner wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 10:06:23 +0100, Bigus wrote:


Are they really all caterpillar droppings? The 2-3mm one must be a big
caterpillar and they must spend alot of time roaming over the plants!

Bigus

Could they eggs? Soon to be more caterpillars?


Crikey, I hope not. I originally thought they were seeds that had
somehow blown in but strange they only seem to be on the leaves

There have been a lot of occurrences of Elephant Hawk Moth
caterpillars this year. They can be up to four inches long, and other
Hawk Moth caterpillars can also be very large. See the thread on
Fuchsia foliage filchers on this ng, mid August.

Large caterpillars produce large droppings. Those of the Elephant Hawk
Moth caterpillars are pictured he http://tinyurl.com/pmrvst8


We did have an elephant hawk moth caterpillar in the garden recently but
I was too late to save it from being bitten by next door's cat.

The droppings aren't those though. I'll keep my eye open for the monsters!