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Apple Sphinx - Hodges#7810 (Sphinx gordius)
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tom murray
Apple Sphinx -
Sphinx gordius
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 21, 2018
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tom murray
on 29 July, 2018 - 4:37pm
Last updated 4 October, 2018 - 4:29pm
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Teá Montagna
, 4 October, 2018 - 12:12pm
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.
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Teá Montagna
, 4 October, 2018 - 12:12pm