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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) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Eumorpha » Pandora Sphinx - Hodges#7859 (Eumorpha pandorus)
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Pandora sphinx? - Eumorpha pandorus
Copyright © 2013 A. Ganino

Pandora sphinx? - Eumorpha pandorus
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
July 31, 2013
Found while hiking with my kids; it's a first for us.
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Contributed by A. Ganino on 31 July, 2013 - 5:21pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Yep, pandorus, just saw one yesterday in Rhode Island.
… Ryan St Laurent, 31 July, 2013 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
If we were to rear it, does i
If we were to rear it, does it need to be able to bury itself to pupate?
… A. Ganino, 31 July, 2013 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Pandorus
Most Sphingidae are earth pupators, including Eumorpha spp.. While it is usually best to offer prepupal larvae substrate in which to bury and pupate, oftentimes a plastic bucket or tote with plenty of paper towels will do the trick.
… Ryan St Laurent, 31 July, 2013 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

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