Hey team. I seem to have found a great spot in my garden and the small, cheap vines I bought have grown abundantly.
Great indirect sunlight, watering every few days, and the plant has been/is generally thriving, but suddenly leaves are gone? No dead leaves are on the floor around the plant and no obvious pests. Soil seems to be adequate per the general health of the other leaves (no yellowing/browning).
Is this the MO of some animal? I'm in Brisbane Australia.
by Shoboshi80
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In pic 2, second square up from the right side of the black planter, I think I see a big green caterpillar. That’s your culprit.
https://preview.redd.it/pf6czfb6itgg1.jpeg?width=1118&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=234a9f8a12384f591d93669c7993a83d5844200f
Something had some for a snack.
Frustrating both catepillers and grasshoppers demolishing the garden.
I was curious so looked it up. It seems it is a type of hawk moth! 🙂 I found[this previous Reddit thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/caterpillars/s/J76nNpfNxe)
But why kill them? These appear to be Eupanacra splendens, a native hawk moth which is both a pollinator and food source for other native animals. Pothos are tough as nails and will definitely recover (mine got completely smashed in Brissie’s October hail storm – minimal stem/leaves remaining) and are thriving again. You said yourself that the plants were cheap. It’s nice to share with wildlife.