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Great Ash Sphinx - Hodges#7802 (Sphinx chersis)
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Tally
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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Contributed by
Tally
on 26 July, 2019 - 6:52pm
Last updated 8 August, 2019 - 12:09pm
Moved
Moved from
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Bob Biagi
, 8 August, 2019 - 12:09pm
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Moved
Moved from
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Bob Biagi
, 27 July, 2019 - 10:40pm
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Sphinx
Of some sort...Hornworm is a nickname for them...
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Ilze V-G.
, 27 July, 2019 - 8:35am
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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?
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Tally
, 27 July, 2019 - 8:57am
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You will have to wait for an expert ...
I have not seen one like it up here in Central Ontario.
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Ilze V-G.
, 27 July, 2019 - 9:11am
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