Withania somnifera (Indian ginseng, Poison gooseberry, Winter cherry)

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Herbivores in southern Africa

Acherontia atropos (Death's Head Hawkmoth). The caterpillars eat the leaves of many species in the Solanaceae, including Withania. Lepidoptera: Sphingidae

Photo by H.L. O'Heffernan, © Iziko