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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 » Sphecodina » Abbott's Sphinx - Hodges#7870 (Sphecodina abbottii)
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Dirty Brown Caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii
Copyright © 2009 Ant Man

Dirty Brown Caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii
Harrison County, Indiana, USA
June 16, 2009
Size: 2.5 in.
It has redish brow prolegs and a snake immatation eye on the back half. Also it has two vertical black stripes on its otherwise white face.
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Contributed by Ant Man on 16 June, 2009 - 5:04pm
Last updated 25 September, 2009 - 8:52pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 25 September, 2009 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 9 September, 2009 - 9:59pm login or register to post comments

Wagner reports that Abbott's
feeds on grape and virginia creeper, but at some point it will stop eating and look for a place to pupate. See Hannah's article on raising caterpillars here
… john and jane balaban, 19 June, 2009 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

What do you think of
Abbott's Sphinx - Sphecodina abbottii, see
… john and jane balaban, 16 June, 2009 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Food
Thank you for the reply! If anyone knows what it eats or where I can find out, their information would be much appreciated.
… Ant Man, 19 June, 2009 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

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