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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Eumorpha » Achemon Sphinx - Hodges#7861 (Eumorpha achemon)
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Caterpillar? - Eumorpha achemon
Copyright © 2009 karalegal

Caterpillar? - Eumorpha achemon
Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
October 4, 2009
Size: 2.25 inches
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Contributed by karalegal on 4 October, 2009 - 3:22pm
Last updated 4 October, 2009 - 5:49pm

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… john and jane balaban, 4 October, 2009 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

they are beautifully colored.
and this is the brighest colored one i ever saw. they are called sphinx for the pose they are reared like sphinx from egypt..did you feel it? they are very soft, velvety feeling.

Eumorpha achemon - Achemon Sphinx - Hodges#7861
this
is the adult
… shotguneddie, 4 October, 2009 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Sphinx Moth Caterpillar
Thank you so very much for helping me with this. I appreciate it.
… karalegal, 4 October, 2009 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

AWSOME PICTURE
WOW! I think that is the most amazig picture of a caterpillar that i have ever seen! the backrounds Beutyful, and goes great with the coler of the cat, which is very cool, pretty and in a coll pose.. the cat and the stick are wonderfully focused. do you have a flickr account? if you dont, i definatly recomend you get one, especially with photos like this one.
… Jersey Bug on flickr, 4 October, 2009 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

 
in re: Awesome Picture
Thank you for your kind words. I do not yet have a flicker account, but plan to set one up soon. I currently post my photos on http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/karalegal/
… karalegal, 4 October, 2009 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

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