Frangipani Caterpillar

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This unlikely suspect is the culprit behind the defoliation of the frangipani tree. These caterpillars, which do not morph into butterflys, live to eat the leaves of this one plant, and, once the tree is denuded of leaves, the vermin die and the tree goes into winter mode. In the early summer they begin to refoliate, and, before ya know it - guess who's coming to dinner?