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Photo by Ricky S.Chua
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Field Notes

Description:

it has spots on its sides and a noticeable false-eye near it's head....

Habitat:

it almost ate up all the leaves of the Madagascar Periwinkle in front of my house

Species ID Suggestions

Sphinx moth
MrsPbio
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Oleander Hawkmoth (larva)

Daphnis nerii

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John B.
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Comments (7)
John B.
The photo shows the typical resting position of an Oleander Hawkmoth late instar larva. They like to rest on the underside of a leaf stem, with their front four segments "hunched".
Ricky S.Chua
thanks a lot guys....i'll try to get a good pic of the frogs behind my house
MrsPbio
It's definitely some species of Sphinx moth.... I'm working on getting a better ID for you... not a whole lot of info on Philippine insects out there.
MrsPbio
It's definitely some species of Sphinx moth.... I'm working on getting a better ID for you... not
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2011

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