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large caterpiller - Pachylia ficus
Copyright © 2004 Tom Vaughan

large caterpiller - Pachylia ficus
Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA
December 11, 2004
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Contributed by Tom Vaughan on 14 December, 2004 - 4:27pm
Last updated 29 January, 2005 - 10:56pm

Pachylia ficus Fig Sphinx ?
Check out Bill Oehlke and see what you think. The first couple of caterpillar photos look very good.
… john and jane balaban, 15 December, 2004 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Pachylia ficus Fig Sphinx
Thanks for the link. This is most certainly the same species as the photo I posted.

T. Vaughan
… Tom Vaughan, 4 January, 2005 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

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