You are almost there… but nothing to do with a caterpillar… try again…
I’d have said the silk cocoon made by a spider for its eggs but 1-2 inches would be a spider I would not want to accidentally stumble into.
Ha ha… no, nothing to do with spiders… try again…
Praying Mantis cocoon ?
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Yep… that’s it… it’s been there for some years now… we came back from shopping to find these tiny translucent “thingies” slowing climbing downwards… one climbing over the body of another… almost like making a living-ladder…
Fascinating to watch. Those that reached the ground survived but there are still some bodies which obviously got roasted/desiccated by the sun before they could make it to safety.
Grandson (5 yrs) was fascinated and so were we. We cannot destroy it… he still talks about it…
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Butterfly wing?
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Yes it is Mark !
It’s a moth/papillon de unit, maybe a tiger moth
Is that the one that has brilliant colour on the underwings… ?? always such a surprise… 
Yes, normally orange or red
Who’s this young lad ?
The halo is missing…
Roger Moore?
It is indeed Chris.
The first person I thought of when you posted it was Dame Judy Dench😇
whoops, never mind! It’s already solved.
Already guessed so I retract my answer. Ooops. These are coming a bit thick and fast now so I’m losing track.
You are not alone… 
I blame the heat… and in the winter, I will blame the cold… 
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This is a bit tangential, as don’t have to guess what this is… But a fun video (about 2 minutes):
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