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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 » Lintneria » Hermit Sphinx - Hodges#7796 (Lintneria eremitus)
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Unknown caterpillar - Lintneria eremitus
Copyright © 2015 pavlo

Unknown caterpillar - Lintneria eremitus
Conway , Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada
August 31, 2015
Size: 2.5 inches
1 horn, 1 false eye, brown, smooth, found on "Bee Balm" plant. Anyone have an idea?

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Unknown caterpillar - Lintneria eremitus Unknown caterpillar - Lintneria eremitus
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Contributed by pavlo on 1 September, 2015 - 8:16am
Last updated 18 November, 2015 - 3:18pm

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… john and jane balaban, 18 November, 2015 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

Lintneria eremitus
No other larvae in your area resemble this one. Lintneria eremitus is the only one. Also the host plant is unique to this species.
… Teá Montagna, 18 November, 2015 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

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