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caterpillar - Syssphinx hubbardi
Copyright © 1988 Gerardine Vargas

caterpillar - Syssphinx hubbardi
tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
October 25, 1988
Size: 1.5 inch
Found this gorgeous creature gorging on the leaves of a mesquite tree. Does anyone know what kind of moth or butterfly it will become?

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Contributed by Gerardine Vargas on 27 October, 2008 - 11:04am
Last updated 27 October, 2008 - 6:02pm

Maybe
Syssphinx hubbardi (Hubbard's Small Silkmoth - Hodges#7711)
… John R. Maxwell, 27 October, 2008 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Again, another belated thanks, John.
… Gerardine Vargas, 5 December, 2008 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

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