A lateral view of a green caterpillar with white spots surrounded by black. It has a brown and black spike at the end of its abdomen directed upwards. The head is light brown and black on top. It is sitting on a little twig of spurge.

Quite a colour explosion in European regards 😅 This is a Leafy Spurge #Hawkmoth ( #Hyles #euphorbiae) eating it's host plant, a Cypress Spurge. It's a young one, it will be double its size. Seen in the #Binntal, #Valais, #Switzerland

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