Hawaiian Insects

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Charpentiera caterpillar damage Palawai 5018

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Caterpillar feeding damage on Charpentiera tomentosa, papala. Palawai Gulch. This appears to be different from the tip-feeding Mapsidius charpentierii which has severely affected this species in the same area.