Sassypants123
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thankyou so muchHi. It looks to me like Macroglossum hirundo - a species of day moth from the family Sphingidae found in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua, Society Islands, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.
The caterpillars are initially a lime green but then turn a dark colour.
The caterpillars feed on various members of the RUBIACEAE family, including
Alahee, Dye Plant, Mirror Bush, Sweet Morinda, Ant Plant, Pavetta and Hairy Psychotria.
Thanks BlueTongue! Although I don’t remember specifics about the little guy and because I only noticed him after he went in the bin, im not sure which plant he would have been feeding on. After googling your suggestion, im not sure he looked like any of the images displayed!Sorry @Stompsy but I missed this post - have been inordinately busy of late sorting through my shed and putting the contents into storage. I am not sure if I can give you are positive ID on this one, but I will try. My bug books are all in boxes, until I get a place of my own.
Can you tell me what plant it was feeding on? It appears to be a young caterpillar that may not have fully coloured up. The reflected light also makes it difficult to determine any potential pattern. There appears to have been a bit of an orange pattern along the flanks – is that correct? Anyway, I would tentatively suggest that it might be the caterpillar of the Impatiens Hawk Moth Theretra oldenlandiae.
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