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sphinx moth perhaps?
I’ve gone through all 9 pages of caterpillar photos….and then asked my (adult) daughter to do the same and we didn’t locate this exact caterpillar but think it must be a sphinx of some sort? Thought we’d pass it along to you in case you can confirm. This one is located in south Florida (there was also another smaller one on the same tree, about a foot away), happily munching away on the new growth on a cypress tree.
Pat

Hi Pat,
Yes, this is a Sphinx Moth Caterpillar, but we are unsure of the species. We are, however, very excited that we believe we may know what it is. We are making an educated guess, thanks to you providing us with a food plant and a location, those two items that really make identification easier. We believe this may be a Bald Cypress Sphinx, Isoparce cupressi, which we located on Bill Oehlke’s excellent website. Our doubt is based on the lack of a caterpillar image for the species. We will directly contact Bill Oehlke and get his opinion, and we suspect if our guess is correct, he may request permission from you to post your photo on his website as well. Your photo is of a very high quality as well as being artfully composed.

Hi Daniel,
Thanks for thinking of me. Yes, it is Isoparce cupressi, and I have just uploaded an image from Vernon Brou. It would be nice to add this one as well.
Bill Oehlke

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