By Amsterdam
Shropshire,
United Kingdom 
Catterpillar idnetification please. Found this in my garden and would like to know which butterfly/moth it will eventually transform into. (Have tried 5 times to post this question with the photo but it will not let me) Please bear with me.
8 Aug, 2014
Answers
Thank you Cammomile. Are they beneficial to the garden?
8 Aug, 2014
The moths will probably help pollenate flowers. They benefit us as they are beautiful and need to be conserved. I can never kill caterpillars as they can turn into something amazing.
8 Aug, 2014
Elephant hawkmoth I think.
8 Aug, 2014
Yes that's it - we had one last year and someone on here kindly identified it. Great aren't they? The "eye" is apparently to frighten off predators.
8 Aug, 2014
Thanks everyone.
9 Aug, 2014
Its a hawk moth. Someone else will know which one but they are easy to find on the web.
8 Aug, 2014