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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 » Achemon Sphinx - Hodges#7861 (Eumorpha achemon)
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Achemon Sphinx Moth caterpillar - Eumorpha achemon
Copyright © 2017 Vija Celmins

Achemon Sphinx Moth caterpillar - Eumorpha achemon
Rockwood, Ontario, Canada
September 2, 2017
Size: 10cm approx
Vija found this never before seen by us large, cat in the sun on Main Street in Rockwood near Guelph, Ontario
What a cool camouflage eye it has at one end...

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Achemon Sphinx Moth caterpillar - Eumorpha achemon Achemon Sphinx Moth caterpillar - Eumorpha achemon
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Contributed by Ilze V-G. on 2 September, 2017 - 3:23pm
Last updated 17 July, 2020 - 4:54pm

First postings of this cat and moth
In Ontario, by guiders seems to be in 2017. The moth was snapped in Essex in July.
… Ilze V-G., 2 September, 2017 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Range…
This is a western species that has been extending its range eastward, mostly in a narrow band across southernmost Ontario.
… Ross Hill, 2 September, 2017 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Ilze V-G., 2 September, 2017 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

Eumorpha achemon cat…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 2 September, 2017 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

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