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Achemon Sphinx Caterpillar - Eumorpha typhon

Achemon Sphinx Caterpillar - Eumorpha typhon
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
August 16, 2007
Size: 90 to 95mm image
Found a Brown one on this same Grape vine year in 2006 & a Green one this last August 2007. Do they change colors with their age & the season for best camaflague?

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Achemon Sphinx Caterpillar - Eumorpha typhon Achemon Sphinx Caterpillar - Eumorpha typhon Achemon Sphinx Caterpillar - Eumorpha typhon

Moved
Moved from Achemon Sphinx.

Eumorpha typhon (7863)
This larva is Eumorpha typhon (7863), not Eumorpha achemon (7861).

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