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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) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Eumorpha » Banded Sphinx - Hodges#7865 (Eumorpha fasciatus)
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Caterpillar (suspect it's a moth) from Bayou George, FL, July 22, 2005 - Eumorpha fasciatus
Copyright © 2005 May Lattanzio

Caterpillar (suspect it's a moth) from Bayou George, FL, July 22, 2005 - Eumorpha fasciatus
Bayou George, Bay County, Florida, USA
July 20, 2005
Size: Approx. 3 inches long
Saw this cat feeding on a plant growing in a ditch. Ditch has water and fry in it. Cat is feeding low - about 3 inches from water. Never saw one before. I was out photographing dragons and damsels, around 2 in the afternoon, today, 7-22-05. First siting.
I think it may be a moth.
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Contributed by May Lattanzio on 22 July, 2005 - 9:20pm
Last updated 25 July, 2005 - 6:24pm

Banded Sphinx - Eumorpha fasciata
What do you think of Banded Sphinx - Eumorpha fasciata
Wow that's amazing Joshua -- two comments in the same minute with the same reference!
… john and jane balaban, 22 July, 2005 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

Banded Sphinx
Hi again May! You are correct, a moth, specifically a Banded Sphinx (Eumorpha fasciata). I've photographed one in Merchants Millpond State Park in northeastern NC, along with what appeared to be a bigger, older, greener conspecific. There are a few other photos of this species already on BugGuide, though only one that rivals yours for color:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/9916
My photos were on slides, not scanned yet...
… Joshua Stuart Rose, 22 July, 2005 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Banded Sphinx
Thanks so much, Josh.

I appreciate it.

May
… May Lattanzio, 22 July, 2005 - 11:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thank you for posting this image here, May. It is a GREAT photo, too! I told you we had lots of moth and caterpillar experts here:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 July, 2005 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

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