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Mournful Sphinx - Hodges#7851 (Enyo lugubris)
Photo#1602894
Copyright © 2018
Michelle
Caterpillar found on Pepper vine (Ampelopsis arborea) -
Enyo lugubris
Cedar Park , Williamson County, Texas, USA
October 14, 2018
Size: about 2 in
Images of this individual:
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Contributed by
Michelle
on 15 October, 2018 - 1:43am
Last updated 14 May, 2019 - 3:17pm
Moved
Moved from
Sphinx Moths
.
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TeĆ” Montagna
, 14 May, 2019 - 3:17pm
SORRY! I accidentally unlinke
SORRY! I accidentally unlinked your photos. They've been re-linked, but they're out of order now.
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 15 October, 2018 - 7:32am
I am sorry for cropping the p
I am sorry for cropping the pictures. I tried to upload my pictures but the files were too big. I didn't know how to compress a picture file, that's why I cropped my caterpillar pictures in half.
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Michelle
, 15 October, 2018 - 8:52pm
I like the current order (don
I like the current order (don't know what original was). It looks like tiled wide aspect ratio shots.
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Victor Engel
, 15 October, 2018 - 8:45am
The Mournful Sphinx uses memb
The Mournful Sphinx uses members of the grape family and is in your area. See here: https://bugguide.net/node/view/903073/bgimage
There may be other species who look similar though, so wait for the experts to be sure. (:
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Maggie Furtak
, 15 October, 2018 - 7:27am
Mournful sphinx
Thank you so much for the Link, I think you are right, it's a mournful sphinx caterpillar. I've found several mournful sphinx caterpillars on pepper vine in this area before, but they have different colorations, that's why I got confused.
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Michelle
, 15 October, 2018 - 8:48pm