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mottled immigrant caterpillar

Photo by rivu.ghorai
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i found it on the small bushes.. every caterpillar was perfectly aligned with the mid rib of leafs and as they stayed motionless, they perfectly mixed with the leaf, concealing their presence..

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Darvesh
These are the caterpillars of "Lemon Emigrant Butterfly" Scientifically called "Catopsilia pyranthe". Please check one of my spottings here "http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6069241"

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