Caterpillar identification
Please continue to feed it leaves from the plant it fell out of. You
need to put the caterpillar in a container which has at least 6" of
earth or equivalent in the bottom because the caterpillar will soon
burrow down into it to make a crysalis underground. Keep the crysalis
safe in a cool place overwinter and eventually it will hatch next
spring into a Death's Head Hawk Moth - the largest moth in this
country and one which also squeaks!! Honest! I am very jealous.
Helen
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