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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Manduca » Carolina Sphinx - Hodges#7775 (Manduca sexta)
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What caterpillar is this? - Manduca sexta
Copyright © 2015 Jake Paredes

What caterpillar is this? - Manduca sexta
Markham Park, Davie, Broward County, Florida, USA
December 31, 2015
Size: approx 2 inches
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Contributed by Jake Paredes on 31 December, 2015 - 4:59pm
Last updated 7 June, 2016 - 9:12am

Moved
Moved from Five-spotted Hawk Moth.
… Teá Montagna, 7 June, 2016 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

Manduca sexta
This is Manduca sexta, not M. quinquemaculata. Look at the shape of the stripes, they are just lines and not V shaped.
… Teá Montagna, 7 June, 2016 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

Moved to Manduca quinquemaculatus
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 February, 2016 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

That is a Manduca Quinquemacu
That is a Manduca Quinquemaculata (Tomato Hornworm) that has been used as a host for some Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Braconoid Fly) larvae. I was researching that very insect when I found this site!
… sharkboy, 8 February, 2016 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
Shark Boy, How can you tell
Shark Boy,
How can you tell the difference between Diachasmimorpha longicaudata and Cotesia congregata larvae?
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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 February, 2016 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

 
That is a Manduca Quinquemaculata
Thank you.
… Jake Paredes, 8 February, 2016 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

What caterpillar is this?
We found tiny white cocoons, causing dogs to itch and loose hair. While researching I came across your caterpillar:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nZZyJQNmOV8
… Biancakwaters, 3 January, 2016 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

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