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Q.Have A Alamanda Plant With Funky Looking Caterpillars On It.

Zone North Port, Florida 34286 | Karen King added on May 3, 2020 | Answered

want to know if this Caterpillar is one that will turn into a Butterfly or is it a pest thats just going to eat my plant. If a Butterfly what kind.

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BushDoctor
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Answered on May 5, 2020

Unfortunately, This little guy is an extreme pest! They will destroy plants, relatively quickly. This is the Oleander Caterpillar.

This link, from the University of Florida will help:

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/ORN/oleander_caterpillar.htm

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