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Sphinx moth larva? - Hyles lineata

Sphinx moth larva? - Hyles lineata
Los Osos, Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
June 2, 2023
Size: 3 in long, 3/8 in wide
Found in the maritime chaparral biome of Montana de Oro State Park. It moved across a sand trail and over the period ofseveral minutes dug a burrow under a plant and disappeared. I got a great video of the digging process with the head moving sand away from where it was digging.

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