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Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Sphingidae, Genus: Hippotion
I found when they feed on Giant Elephant Ear plant [Colocasia gigantea (Blume) Hook.f.]
What brilliant pictures.
I've created a mission so we can document the wide variety of arthropods in Indonesia. It's here if you are interested.
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1773...
Whoa, that's a lot of chins--someone's made too many trips to the buffet.
Great photo and spotting.
This Caterpillar occurs world-wide. It can occur in several different colour forms: green, brown, red or dark grey. It usually has an eyespot each side of the first and second abdominal segments, those on the first segment being larger. There are variable cryptic stripes and bands along the rest of the body. The Caterpillar has a tailhorn curved slightly backwards which tapers to a point.
When disturbed, the caterpillar curls into the shape of a letter 'C', tucks its head under its thorax, and expands the segments with the eyespots. No doubt these distract and deter possible predators.
It pupates in a shelter made from debris on the soil, the pupa having a length of about 5 cms.
Spotted on Feb 5, 2012
Submitted on Feb 8, 2012
