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Abbot's Sphinx caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii
Copyright © 2004 Jim McClarin

Abbot's Sphinx caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 26, 2004
Size: 73 mm

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Abbot's Sphinx caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii Light green blotched caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii Light green blotched caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 4 May, 2005 - 4:34am
Last updated 12 May, 2005 - 5:27am

Neat looking
Looks like the cyclops of the caterpillar world.
… Lynette Schimming, 4 May, 2005 - 6:22am login or register to post comments

 
Except
that it has this one eye at its rear end!!

Anthony W. Thomas
… Tony-2, 4 May, 2005 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

Abbot's Sphinx
Abbot's Sphinx, Sphecodina abbottii. This is one of the two completely different color forms.

What a beautiful caterpillar. I've never seen this one. Nice photos!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 4 May, 2005 - 6:08am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Stephen
I like to get names. It seems to add value to my pix.
… Jim McClarin, 4 May, 2005 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

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