Found in my salad mix that I picked from the garden a on Saturday. It survived a few days in the fridge.
Caterpillar munching away in my native nursery.
on Acacia sp.; body length 23 mm
iSeek said it’s a Hawk Moth caterpillar, with some googling I believe it’s a Vine Hawk Moth Caterpillar. I have Potato vines in the garden and have seen Vine Hawk Moths (the flying type, not the caterpillar) in the garden before.