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Frangipani caterpillar

Pseudosphinx tetrio

Photo by BrunoMoller
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

•They feed on plants, and the adults feed on nectar.
•When they are adults, they are brown moths.
•The caterpillar is toxic.

Habitat:

United States to Brazil
-I saw these caterpillars in Itaipava (RJ, Brazil)

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