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Pseudosphinx Larvae

Pseudosphinx tetrio

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Description:

Black and white striped, large caterpillar with red head and orange forelegs.

Habitat:

Found feeding on an unidentified plant in a yard.

Notes:

Feeds on plants of the dogbane family, Apocynacea. Which have toxic sap which makes them toxic to predators. Considered a coral snake mimic in Costa Rico.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
tomk3886
Thanks Ornithoptera. The Frangipani tree is a a well known species of Plumeria. The plant these caterpillars were feeding on was so trampled down I didn't bother to try and figure out what it was. Plumeria is a genus in the family Apocynacea.
Ornithoptera80
Awesome find! Looks like the plant is Plumeria, which is also it's main hostplant.

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PublishedAugust 6, 2021

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