In the interest of accuracy Team
I spoke to my friend David Attenborough last night, (I beg your pardon, Sir David Attenborough), an authority I think you will agree knows what he is talking about and he tells me that in fact that monster is the 4th stage caterpillar of a Deathshead Hawkmoth and is as rare as rocking horse poo.
He also went on to tell me that the moth loves honey and raids bee hives, and would feel totally at home at a Def Leppard or Guns n Roses concert (if you could call such a noise a concert) but wouldn't be seen dead at a Fleetwood Mac concert - nor would I (be seen dead that is, rather than be at a Fleetwood Mac concert).
Sir David also tells me he has had 4 Renault 4's in his lifetime and they were the best car he ever had, so there is a pretty solid recommendation!!
I would have put up some photos of the Deathshead Hawkmoth but as Captain Van Rouge reminded us all, putting up copyrighted photos is a crime, so I have decided to obey the law, so you will all now have to waste the world resources turning on your 'puters and Google searching Deathshead Hawkmoth to understand what I am talking about.
As threads without photos are like say. a meal without wine, a day without night, a spring without summer, a birthday without a cake etc, (HINT HINT) here is a photo of my old Woods RM48 3 link mower that I have just flogged for 50 euros on Leboncoin - Not quite as interesting as a photo Deathshead Hawkmoth I think you will agree?