Innovator of the way of eating
The larvae of the Ascotis selenaria, which eats the leaves of various plants such as the Asteraceae and the Rosaceae, are a member of the family of geometrid moths, which have degenerated legs on the abdomen. There is no hair on the body, and the body is clean, so you can clearly see that it does not have abdominal legs.
This larva was busy eating the leaves of cosmos (Asteraceae), the leaves disappeared in no time. Cosmos leaves seem a little hard, but since they are long and thin, they may be easy to eat like churros.
Hanging upside down and bending its body to eat all the way to the base of the leaf
An innovative way of eating that only inchworms that can bend its body can do
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Cute legs that grab the twig
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Biting leaves with its large black jaws
