Any gardeners?

[Sancho]

I found something when I was digging my lawn the other day. No photo, sorry, it looked like a straight maggot but 3-4cm long and about 1cm wide. Kind of a rich brown colour. It was totally still but the end of it moved around really slowly and made the girls scream.

I'm guessing some kind of beetle pupa. I want it to be a may bug since I found out their actual name is a 'cockchafer' but I presume it's going to be something with a less funny name.

[BUSHWHACKER]

I found something when I was digging my lawn the other day. No photo, sorry, it looked like a straight maggot but 3-4cm long and about 1cm wide. Kind of a rich brown colour. It was totally still but the end of it moved around really slowly and made the girls scream.

I'm guessing some kind of beetle pupa. I want it to be a may bug since I found out their actual name is a 'cockchafer' but I presume it's going to be something with a less funny name.

I thought a sporon was a cockchafer!

[mud skipper]

i think the grub you are describing is called a leather jacket http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/advic...eather_jackets
does this help?

[Cant Get Right]

I found something when I was digging my lawn the other day. No photo, sorry, it looked like a straight maggot but 3-4cm long and about 1cm wide. Kind of a rich brown colour. It was totally still but the end of it moved around really slowly and made the girls scream.

I'm guessing some kind of beetle pupa. I want it to be a may bug since I found out their actual name is a 'cockchafer' but I presume it's going to be something with a less funny name.

dunno wot they called but they totally f**ed ma grass up. got an infestation o them. straight to b&q to get stuff for it. grass coming back now

[pirate-storm]

could it be a hawk moth look at the elephant hawk moth it shows the pupa just a guess really as i seen something like that once n it was a hawk moth

http://www.uksafari.com/moths.htm

[KERRSURF]

bottom of this page shows hawk moth pupae

[Sancho]

could it be a hawk moth look at the elephant hawk moth it shows the pupa just a guess really as i seen something like that once n it was a hawk moth

http://www.uksafari.com/moths.htm

Top marks to that man. That's exactly what it was. Just came back to post this pic and say it looked like some kind of moth (which is what this is). God it was sick.

[mud skipper]

heres info on a may bug
http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th11e(12).htm

[mud skipper]

nice one Wil, your on top form i see

[KERRSURF]

Hey Adam, keep it in a large tupperware box with holes in lid in the shade and not too hot and it will emerge, they look awesome.

[pirate-storm]

Top marks to that man. That's exactly what it was. Just came back to post this pic and say it looked like some kind of moth (which is what this is). God it was sick.

to see it before it goes into pupa stage there is what looks like a little horn weird to see but beautiful to see when it comes out as a moth

nice one Wil, your on top form i see

i knew ive seen it before but had to check as ive seen them but i was going by what sancho said n thought hmmmmmmm i'll check they are big n beautiful when they fly about worth seeing m8

[Sancho]

I have an actual phobia of moths. I can't believe I touched it now.

I'd be tempted to keep it and hatch it actually, but it's back in the soil and will no doubt be flying at my eyes in a couple of weeks.

[KERRSURF]

if it's this one it could end up with a 135mm wingspan!

http://www.uksafari.com/deathshead.htm

[mud skipper]

you could always go fishing and stick it on your hook as bait, beats wiping it off your windscreen in a few weeks time, plus you get the satisfaction of eating the trout you catch with it

[Sancho]

They have an annual invasion of moths called Bogongs in Sydney as they migrate. I used to really like that.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jeDvgbJigg