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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) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Manduca » Rustic Sphinx - Hodges#7778 (Manduca rustica)
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Caterpillar ID? - Manduca rustica
Copyright © 2021 Ray Lemke

Caterpillar ID? - Manduca rustica
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 6, 2021
Size: 10 cm
I found this large caterpillar on my patio. Can it be IDed as to species?
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Contributed by Ray Lemke on 6 October, 2021 - 9:37am
Last updated 15 February, 2024 - 9:49pm

Moved
Moved from Manduca.
… Teá Montagna, 15 February, 2024 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Ryan St Laurent, 1 February, 2022 - 8:11am login or register to post comments

A member of...
Family Sphingidae - Sphinx Moths.

Some images of Ceratomia undulosa (Waved Sphinx) looked fairly close. Not real confident that's the one, though.
… Kurt Foster, 7 October, 2021 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Sphinx Moth?
Thanks, I see your point, and some of the Waved Sphinx caterpllar photos are very similar to this one. However, nobody has reported this species to BG so far in Arizona. I'm sort of leaning to Sphinx chersis. Let's see if anybody else chimes in.
… Ray Lemke, 7 October, 2021 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

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