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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 » Amphion » Nessus Sphinx - Hodges#7873 (Amphion floridensis)
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Nessus Sphinx--1st instar larva - Amphion floridensis
Copyright © 2009 Cotinis

Nessus Sphinx--1st instar larva - Amphion floridensis
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 3, 2009
Size: 6 mm
On 2 May, two caterpillars emerged from the two eggs I found on April 26. They were quite active, though hard to see.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 4 May, 2009 - 9:20pm

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