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Pests > Pests Entities > Insects > Moths & butterflies > Agrius species > Agrius convolvuli, Vanuatu

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Agrius convolvuli

March 2006. A caterpillar was found in a block of sweet potato in Vanuatu and a photo sent for identification. It was thought to have fallen from an adjacent trees.

The caterpillar is that of the sweet potato hawkworm, Agrius convolvuli. See photos at :
http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/AgriuConv.htm