Which animal is this?

[SajkD]

When I was walking down the street I noticed this weird bug.
It looks like some kind of worm with a beak like a bird and an antenna on his head which looks like a slug eye.
Does anybody know how it is called?

[JackBean]

I'd say some "regular" caterpillar. But no idea, what species.

[WildFacts]

Great pictures.

From what I can see it looks like the larvae from a Hawkmoth species. Perhaps the Convolvulus Hawkmoth (Agrius convolvuli).

Awesome find!

Nathan

[dslivinski]

Hi there. It looks like a Hornworm (larval stage of a Hawk moth), either a tomatoe hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) if the markings on the side are V-shaped or a tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) if the marking are straight and whiteish.

The horn is on the posterior of the insect.

Cheers,

Damian

[dslivinski]

Ah, WildFacts is likely correct, looking more closely at the markings on the side...

The adult form is beautiful by the way!

[bone]

Hi guys, I went fishing last night with some mates off a wharf near Mosman in Sydney, Australia. I caught this thing in the picture below and I am very curious to find out what it is. It was alive, about 6 inches long, and parts of it glowed in the dark. It started to shrink after a couple of minutes out of the water. We then threw it back in. Hope that description helps.

Thanks



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