Daphnis Nerii not moving Its been quite a while since my _Daphnis Nerii_ has passed its eating phase, now its just a sort of recluse and is curled up in one corner and sleeps the whole day. It's a bit brownish in colour now. Although when I check on it, by lifting the container and moving it about, it starts jumping oddly. Like a jumpstart, everytime it gets provoked. It maybe is the last phase of its instar period. Is it getting ready to pupate? Or is it not well?

Wikipedia tells us the following about the larva of the oleander hawk-moth ( _Daphnis Nerii_ ):

> Just before it pupates, the oleander hawk-moth larva becomes browner in color. The pupa of this species measures around 5.5 to 7.5 centimeters in length, and is light brown with black spots and a black line down the middle

The stage your critter is in probably resembles Fig. 1. It's probably fine.

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Fig. 1. Caterpillar just before pupating. source: wikipedia