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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 » Dolba » Pawpaw Sphinx - Hodges#7784 (Dolba hyloeus)
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Pawpaw Sphinx Moth Caterpillar - Dolba hyloeus
Copyright © 2019 Brett Hondow

Pawpaw Sphinx Moth Caterpillar - Dolba hyloeus
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
November 19, 2016
A hornworm of some description? Looking on the internet there seems to be only 2 options - a Tomato Hormworm or Tobacco Hornworm. Looks like a Tobacco Hornworm but only has 6 diagonal stripes instead of 7 and the horn color is dark instead of red. Doesn't seem to fit the Tomato Hornworm description either. Found it in a tree and it wasn't near tomatoes or tobacco plants. Any ideas?
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Contributed by Brett Hondow on 11 March, 2019 - 1:53pm
Last updated 11 March, 2019 - 5:03pm

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… Ryan St Laurent, 11 March, 2019 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

Dolba hyloeus cat…
See reference here.
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Thank you Ross, that was frus
Thank you Ross, that was frustrating me!
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