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Green caterpillar on amsonia - Hemaris diffinis
Copyright © 2019 Skater

Green caterpillar on amsonia - Hemaris diffinis
Arnold, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
September 13, 2019
Size: 1+ inch
Eating amsonia. It has a black spike on its tail end, which is not clear in photo. Is it a young tomato hornworm that got lost? Tomato plants are growing a couple of yards away.
Contributed by Skater on 13 September, 2019 - 8:02am
Last updated 13 September, 2019 - 1:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 13 September, 2019 - 1:05pm

Hemaris.
Hemaris.
… jim sogaard, 13 September, 2019 - 8:09am

 
Makes sense
Thank you! I did once have the thrill of watching a hummingbird moth feeding in my garden.
… Skater, 13 September, 2019 - 8:14am

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