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Greenish White Caterpillar with Orange Protrusion at Rear - Sphecodina abbottii
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Greenish White Caterpillar with Orange Protrusion at Rear - Sphecodina abbottii
Lilburn/Camp Creek Greenway Trail, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
June 25, 2021
Size: 45 mm

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Contributed by Dennis W White on 2 July, 2021 - 8:23am
Last updated 3 July, 2021 - 12:06am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 3 July, 2021 - 12:06am

looks like Sphecodina abbotti
looks like Sphecodina abbottii, https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130350-Sphecodina-abbottii
… Dennis W White, 2 July, 2021 - 9:36am

Sphingidae
The "horn" at the tail end is diagnostic of the sphinx moth family -- think of tobacco hornworm, one of the best-known pest species.
… Jason Hernandez, 2 July, 2021 - 9:07am

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