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Scary Snake Head looking caterpillar. (Gaudy sphinx moth caterpillar)

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Gaudy sphinx moth caterpillar
by: Moni

Tania
I am so glad you did not kill this caterpillar with pesticides!!
This is the gaudy sphinx moth caterpillar. The moth is a gorgeous color of green.
The caterpillar does eat grape vines, Cissus vine, and Christmasbush eupatorium . You did not say what plant in your garden it was eating?
This caterpillar looks large and will be pupating in the soil soon. Hopefully you will get to see the beautiful moth!!
Caterpillars like this do eat some of our garden foliage but are not a pest...it is OK to have a little feeding on your garden plants...that means your garden is alive!
Also, if you have some feeding on plants that means there are some insects there to encourage the birds, frogs, and other insects to come to your garden that feed on those insects. If your garden was sterile - there would be no feeding but also no butterflies or pretty insects you want to see.

Thanks for sharing this great photo. It would be great if you would post it to bugguide.net. They do not have a good photo like yours of this big caterpillar. Here are the photos they have -
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6544/bgimage
Just click on add image and add yours in!
Thanks

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