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Oleander Hawk-moth caterpillar

Daphnis nerii

Photo by rivu.ghorai
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Field Notes

Description:

The newborn caterpillars are pale blue. Their color changes to green as they grow. They have two spots resembling eyes on the forefront of their body.

Habitat:

The caterpillars feed mainly on oleander (Nerium oleander) leaves, a highly toxic plant to which toxicity they are immune. They also may feed on most plants of the Apocynaceae family, such as Adenium obesum, and Tabernaemontana divaricata and Alstonia scholaris in India.

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Oleander Hawk-moth caterpillar

Daphnis nerii

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Comments (12)
Dangermouse
Lol, I agree, it looks like namaste. An amazing shot, just fantastic. Thanks for sharing this with us. :)
rivu.ghorai
i thought it is saying 'namaste' (hello in indian style). :-)
SheaEckert
Haha it looks like its holding tiny little cymbals :)
rivu.ghorai
this is a defensive posture.. when it saw me photographing, it took this posture..
ceherzog
very cool caterpillar! What's going on with it? Ready to pupate.

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