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Pergesa acteus
Pergesa acteus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, Japan (the Ryukyu Archipelago), Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and the Philippines (Palawan). The wingspan is 64–80 mm. The caterpillars feed on Alocasia odora, Syngonium podophyllum, Amorphophallus, Arisaema, Caladium, Colocasia, Dieffenbachia, Begonia, Commelina, Leea, Cissus and Vitis species.
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A very pretty caterpillar....
Is this the one you saved from the gardener?
You can view the pupa (chrysalis) here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/119...
Great!! looking forward to seeing that as well =)
I'm not sure. Anyway, the pupa are still here. I will wait for it to emerge to have it identified
a hawkmoth Caterpillar maybe??