Please help me identify this caterpillar!

[Hileni]

Found these two little guys while I was weeding the slate in the garden. I'm southeast England if that helps!

Hawk moth caterpillars

Yup hawk moths. They are so funny looking and massive

Elephant hawk moth! Lucky you!

Usually brown (named after the likeness of the caterpillar to an elephant's trunk) but there is a green form. How do I know this? - by googling after the cats brought in two of the brown ones. At the moment they will be leaving their food plant (Fuchsia, willowherbs) to find a pile of dry leaves in which to pupate.

the moth is the most beautiful thing imaginable, huge, with furry body, and completely decked out in lime green and pink.