Green Alien Caterpillar

in Photography3 years ago

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I found this caterpillar eating young lime leaves in the garden above our house. I tried to pick it up and put it on the ceramic table to see how it moved.

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Based on several references that I searched on Google this type of caterpillar has the name Papilio Memnon Larva, which often attack citrus plants.

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When disturbed, this caterpillar will emit an unpleasant odor and it is very pungent when I smell my hand after holding it. It turns out that the smell is a caterpillar's self-protection from predators. I really didn't mean to eat it.

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After getting enough food, this caterpillar or so-called Larva will turn into a cocoon and stick to the tree for a month. Then the cocoon will release an adult Papilio Memnon butterfly.

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I recorded these photos using the ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 Mobile camera and slightly edited them in the lighting and cropping sections.