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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 » Proserpinus » Yellow-Banded Day Sphinx - Hodges#7877 (Proserpinus flavofasciata)
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Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (Proserpinus?) - Proserpinus flavofasciata
Copyright © 2019 Anne Outlaw

Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (Proserpinus?) - Proserpinus flavofasciata
SW of Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
July 5, 2019
My husband told me he found a "demonic grub" (because of the red eye) while pulling some Fireweed in our backyard. I had never seen a caterpillar like this before. After looking at similar pictures on this site, I think it may be a Proserpinus sphinx moth. Can anybody confirm this and identify the exact species?
I uploaded several pictures to show the eye from above and from the side, as well as the legs and the face.

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Contributed by Anne Outlaw on 6 July, 2019 - 7:21pm

Moved- Proserpinus flavofasciata
Moved from ID Request.

First one from Washington in the guide.
… Ryan St Laurent, 6 July, 2019 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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