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Hawk-moth Caterpillars

Hippotion sp.

Description:

Red, Black & Green

Habitat:

Found on Impatiens leaves..

Notes:

Any specific ID for these caterpillars?

1 Species ID Suggestions

Vine Hawk Moth
Hippotion celerio Hippotion celerio


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35 Comments (1–25)

rams4d
rams4d 10 years ago

Nice pictures

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

thanks jason!

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

That's a picture with Graphics Interchange Format (.gif). Check this link.. http://headlikeanorange.tumblr.com/

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

hey jason, where'd you get you profile... is it a photo? or a video? the one with the wolf?

folicallychalled
folicallychalled 10 years ago

Incredible find.

Warmest congratulations on SOTD, well deserved :)

Dave

RayTung
RayTung 10 years ago

is so beautiful. amazing spotting.

zepcheok
zepcheok 10 years ago

Wow what nice colours!

Wilson W
Wilson W 10 years ago

So colourful !!! $_$

williefromwi
williefromwi 10 years ago

Congrats Jason

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Good spotting Jason. What - no yellow ones? :) Congrats!

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 10 years ago

Wonderful and unique discovery! Congratulations on an amazing spot (s)!!!

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

I don't think so Jolly, I've seen one, they're different, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/157... , but thanks for your help..

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Yeah, I've seen it before, I love the color :) Thanks all..

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Congratulations Jason. I have also noticed the same color change on the green hawk moth caterpillar (Pergesa acteus)

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Wonderful spotting!

yeskay
yeskay 10 years ago

beautiful photos lovely to see

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Thanks Reza, Sergio, EnvUnlimited, Ary, Adarsha, Joshua, Sachin, Carl & Harsha :)

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 10 years ago

They are lovely Jason! Congrats.

CarlAntoineTobillo
CarlAntoineTobillo 10 years ago

I saw a lot of these once in my garden and I've been searching for it in the internet for years, it's nice to finally see it again. I remember that their tails had galactic purple (sparkling) color :)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

Congratulations

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 10 years ago

Awesome! Love it congrats :)

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Great! Congos Jason!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 10 years ago

Awesome spotting, congratulations Jason.

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Congratulations Jason !

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Thanks Karen and all comments :)

Jason Alexander
Spotted by
Jason Alexander

Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Spotted on Jan 24, 2013
Submitted on Jun 12, 2013

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