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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 » Ceratomia » Catalpa Sphinx - Hodges#7789 (Ceratomia catalpae)
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Sphinx Larva - Ceratomia catalpae
Copyright © 2005 Matthew Roth

Sphinx Larva - Ceratomia catalpae
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 5, 2005
Does anyone know what species? Thanks!
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Contributed by Matthew Roth on 26 August, 2005 - 1:09pm
Last updated 18 May, 2006 - 5:02pm

Catalpa sphinx, I think
Ceratomia catalpae. See Caterpillars of Eastern Forests online. But it looks like it's on the wrong host plant! Maybe there's a similar species.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 26 August, 2005 - 1:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You
Looks like you are right. As far as the host plant, I'll see if anyone else knows about it.
… Matthew Roth, 26 August, 2005 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Sphinx Larva- Ceratomia catalpea
Date 8/06/08 found multiple catapillers on a Toby tree in Pittsburgh Pa.
… woodie, 6 August, 2008 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

 
I've never heard that name before
but after browsing the web a little, looks like Toby Tree is a local common name for Catalpa, which is the right host plant for this species.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 6 August, 2008 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

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