I also see no real reason to kill them, although that is a Hawkmoth caterpillar and they probably feed specifically on nightshade family plants so cannot simply be relocated. Caterpillars that size are pretty voracious and can completely strip a plant of leaves, I get the odd one on my tomatoes from time to time but I leave them be. There are enough bird and insect predators in my garden to control them
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