A young caterpillar of
the
Oleander
Hawk-moth
(fig.), spotted near Kasetsart in
Bangkok. Newborn
caterpillars are pale bluish and green in colour, with
two white lines with a pale bluish shade on either side,
and tiny black-bordered white spots, as well as
elongated white-bordered black markings and two
black-bordered bluish-white eyespots on the forefront of
the body. In addition, it has a short yellowish-orange
tail on the back of the body.
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