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Acherontia lachesis
This is the most common color form of the Acherontia lachesis caterpillar. They also occur (with increasing rarity) in green, grey and dark forms.
Found in coastal zone lowland rainforest.
See also https://www.flickr.com/photos/charaxes14... and http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin201...
That's a neat twirl it has on its posterior horn, I've only seen hornworms with straight ones until now.
Spotting of the day!
"The skull pattern on a Death's-head Hawkmoth has been referenced in The Silence of the Lambs & Bram Stoker's Dracula."
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Thanks Peter and dandoucette for the suggestions and everyone for the compliments.
Spotted on Apr 5, 2011
Submitted on Jul 29, 2011
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