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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 » Hyles » White-lined Sphinx - Hodges#7894 (Hyles lineata)
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what butterfly will it be - Hyles lineata
Copyright © 2015 big-G.jamul

what butterfly will it be - Hyles lineata
El Cajon , san diego County, California, USA
April 21, 2015
I found this caterpiller was found in a flower bed during the day around 1030 am resting at the very top of the flower stalks along with several others. It is about 3 inches in length.
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Contributed by big-G.jamul on 21 April, 2015 - 12:56pm
Last updated 21 April, 2015 - 3:34pm

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… john and jane balaban, 21 April, 2015 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

Hyles lineata
These larva will turn into a White-lined Sphinx moths which look like this. You have photographs of three different individuals, and although they are all the same species, they should probably be submitted separate sightings.
… Josiah Gilbert, 21 April, 2015 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

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