Grapevine Moth Caterpillar
Phalaenoides glycinae
The larva lives on grapevines and related climbing plants, usually feeding openly on tender leaves. It crawls between leaves to chew foliage and may rear up when disturbed. Its striped, high-contrast body coloration serves as a warning to would-be predators. Defensive chemicals associated with its food plants make this caterpillar an unappealing meal.
- Type
- Venom
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Grapevine Moth Caterpillar