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Photo by Sagar
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Field Notes

Description:

Im observed this insects on Ricinus plants. Its have 7 pair of legs , 3 pairs near to chest and its small pairs as compare to last. 3 pairs are near to tail and are placed same distance to each other, the last pair of leg is biger. The tail is in V shave for balance

Habitat:

Ricinus plant eater

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Hello Sagar and welcome to the Project Noah community! Project Noah is a tool for people to learn about wildlife, share wildlife spottings, build nature journals and engage in citizen science. Here you will find a friendly community of people passionate about wildlife and conservation. We are thrilled for you to join Project Noah. We hope you enjoy our website and community as much as us! Enjoy yourself, learn, share and I will see you around :)
Saturniidae27
Some species of looper caterpillar.Since it was feeding on castor plants I would say it's probably a castor semi-looper (Achaea janata).
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019

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