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Daphnis nerii
This Caterpillar was quietly sleeping after a good meal on a leaf. I silently took a snap of him without disturbing him. But somehow he got disturbed and woke up with an angry face. Then he calmed down and stretched his hand out for a handshake with a smiling face. After this he started munching on the leaf and he showed his mouth too..! The newborn caterpillars are pale blue. Their color changes to green as they grow. They have two spots resembling eyes on the forefront of their body which are called false eye..
Daphnis nerii is a large hawk-moth found in wide areas of Africa and Asia. It is a migratory species, flying to parts of eastern and southern Europe during the summer. Daphnis nerii (Oleander Sphinx Moth or Oleander Hawk-Moth) is one of the most beautiful butterfly-like patterned moths on Earth.
The caterpillars feed mainly on oleander (Nerium oleander) leaves, a highly toxic plant to which toxicity they are immune. They also may feed on most plants of the Apocynaceae family, such as Adenium obesum, and Tabernaemontana divaricata and Alstonia scholaris in India.
Lat: 13.93, Long: 75.57
Spotted on Jun 20, 2012
Submitted on Jun 23, 2012
282 Comments (1–25)
@jprat001 Thank u. My pleasure to share..:)
Thank u so much Ashish..:)
great series! thanks for sharing
Congrats for right honor for your efforts and organism...
Thank you Atul..:)
congrats Sumukha :)
Thank you so much everyone..! Im really honored with the winner of best pic of 2012 award for this pic..:)
Super! Congratulations!
Congratulations Sumukha! This is great! Congratulations!!
Congratulations!
congrats, well deserved, awesome series
Congratulations on this great honor, Sumukha!
Congratulations Sumukha :):)
Congratulations Sumukha! This great series has been chosen as the winner in the Best of 2012, arthropods category.
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look like an alien!!!
Look what I found devouring my Oleander leaves!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/165...
Wonderful spotting and great shot!
is wonderful Congrats
she seems shy! nice shot!
Thank you el2773.laly..:-)
Thats a wonderful observation J..! I had never seen a caterpillar's eyes..! Thanks for the info..:-)
Welcome Sumukha Javagal
Those are awesome animals and those are really cool pics
I just realized, you can see the caterpillar's actual eyes in photo five. The three dots on the head above the prolegs are eyes. It's really cool how the caterpillar has six eyes, and the adult moth has thousands!
Thanks Bhargav..!