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Apple Sphinx - Sphinx gordius

Apple Sphinx - Sphinx gordius
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 21, 2018

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Moved
Moved from Sphinx.

It's parasitized... but I think S. gordius
This is likely S. gordius. However, I'm still a bit unclear as to how to differentiate the larvae. It appears that S. poecila has black stripes rather than purple, but that's not always the case. I think a lot more rearing will help.