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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 » Lapara » Southern Pine Sphinx - Hodges#7816 (Lapara coniferarum)
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Caterpillar - Lapara coniferarum
Copyright © 2012 Derek Hauffe

Caterpillar - Lapara coniferarum
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
August 26, 2012
Size: 1.5 – 1.75 in
The thing about the caterpillars I've encountered is that unless they're eating, they're walking. This makes getting a photo difficult. Ah well.

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Contributed by Derek Hauffe on 27 August, 2012 - 8:04am
Last updated 27 August, 2012 - 4:31pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.

Orange true legs generally distinguish Lapara coniferarum from the similar L. bombycoides, a more northerly species which would most likely be out of its range in Jefferson Co. Also, L. phaeobrachycerous is a possibility in AL. But, according to Tuttle, the single L. phaeobrachycerous larva that he examined had orange centers within the black spiracles, while L. coniferarum has solid black spiracles, like this individual.
… Ryan St Laurent, 27 August, 2012 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the further info,
Thanks for the further info, Ryan.
… Derek Hauffe, 27 August, 2012 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 27 August, 2012 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

Looks like a Pine Sphinx
… tom murray, 27 August, 2012 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

 
Indeed it does. Thanks, Tom!
Indeed it does. Thanks, Tom!
… Derek Hauffe, 27 August, 2012 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

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