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Dear Bugman, We love your site. Thanks for all the help you provide for the many of us out there who can’t figure out what we’re looking at even with a bug book in hand!. We found this pretty fellow Sept. 24 strolling on the patio. Can you please identify and tell us what he eats and what his next step will be? Does he go underground? Will he turn into a sphnix moth, whose picture we have included? Thank you.
Mike and Sue DiStefano, Norfolk, VA
Hi Mike and Sue,
We believe this to be the Snowberry Clearwing Moth or Bumblebee Sphinx, Hemaris diffinis. This caterpillar is green but turns burgundy, pink or orange just before pupating. A distinctive feature is the black caudal horn with a yellow base, as your photo indicates. Your moth photo is a Pink Spotted Hawkmoth.
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