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Spotting

Description:

Caterpillar with white spotted lines on back with yellow and orange spots. Black horn on back and black head.

Habitat:

Crawling on a Bird of Paradise leaf. No evidence of leaves being eaten. Grape vine near by and Dragon fruit plants too. Hippeastrum lillies growing close by as well. Suburban yard in a subtropical climate.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra oldenlandiae Theretra oldenlandiae


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2 Comments

Tukup
Tukup 4 years ago

Beautiful Tania. Thanks for sharing.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Great caterpillar. I think it's one of the Hawk moths (Sphingidae). Here's one very similar https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/an...

Tania12
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Tania12

Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Mar 31, 2020
Submitted on Mar 31, 2020

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