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From looking at other photos that's definitely what it is, although there appear to be a lot of different types.
A couple more photos for anyone interested...
Thanks
Duncan
As I was interested in what it was I put it back in the log where it came from and when it turned into a pupae I collected it and put it in a jar. It's finally changed and I think it's an Angel Shades moth...
See here -
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1731
Hi Duncan,
The site where you found that picture might be interested in where you found that larva. I was never aware that this species fed on wood. So as it is clearly 'Angle-Shades' either it was a larva in its final 'instar' looking for somewhere to pupate, or they have an alternative food source.
The Lime-Hawk moth looks very similar by the way, but is much bigger than this, and the caterpillar is also much different.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas_tiliae
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1872
So it looks like you have 'Angle-Shades'!
