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Banded Sphinx Caterpillar

Posted by July 13th, 2005 at 12:00 am

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Hornworms

Caterpillar
Hi
Is this either one of the hummingbird sphinx or achemon sphinx caterpillars??????
pat

Hi Pat,
This is a Banded Sphinx Caterpillar, Eumorpha fasciata. There are several different color variations. You can see them on BugGuide. Caterpillars are fond of primrose.

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