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Acherontia atropos
Caterpillar? Lenhth 8-10 centimeters, diameter 1.5 centimeters
Hi Stefan! It is found in Europe in summer. You can see the distribution in the link I provided with the reference. Here's another reference for you:
http://eol.org/pages/868188/maps
Hi daniele, thank you for your fast answer and your relocating. Is this caterpillar typical Living here in Austria/centraleurope?
Hi stefan.rainer117, welcome to Project Noah! This is the Death's-head Hawk moth's caterpillar. I have relocated the spotting to the Arthropods category for you.