What was this in my garden?

[Walter Schön]

Hello,

just yesterday the editorial staff of a German newspaper contacted me : They
described a caterpillar like yours and asked for identification!

I think you  have seen the caterpillar of the  Elephant Hawk-moth
(Deilephila elpenor). It's well known that it is feeding of fuchsia.

I've designed a page with pictures of the caterpillar (green form as well as
brown form) and the moth :

Use   http://www.schmetterling-raupe.de/elpenor.htm

My homepage is presenting many pictures of German Butterflies :

http://www.schmetterling-raupe.de   (section   "Schmetterlinge")

Walter Schoen