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caterpillar two-toned brown & turquoise - Sphinx chersis

caterpillar two-toned brown & turquoise - Sphinx chersis
Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
July 26, 2019
Size: 2.5"
Found at 2:45 PM on a very sunny, hot side walk in town. Moved off into bushes...

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caterpillar two-toned brown & turquoise - Sphinx chersis caterpillar two-toned brown & turquoise - Sphinx chersis

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Sphinx
Of some sort...Hornworm is a nickname for them...

 
Thank you, any idea of exact
Thank you, any idea of exact name?

Is a blue horn the typical color for this sphinx?

I am new to this,
I'm wondering if color change is the metamorphic change occurring?

 
You will have to wait for an expert ...
I have not seen one like it up here in Central Ontario.

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