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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 » Hyles » White-lined Sphinx - Hodges#7894 (Hyles lineata)
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White-Lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar - Hyles lineata
Copyright © 2005 Santee

White-Lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar - Hyles lineata
Santee, San Diego County, California, USA
April 18, 2004
Size: 5"
Devouring Mexican Primrose. [edit] Thx!
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Contributed by Santee on 17 September, 2005 - 11:53pm
Last updated 9 October, 2005 - 8:42pm

Large Hornworm
Michelle Nash

From my experience this is the darker version of the White-Lined Sphinx Moth caterpillar. I have had them around my yard eating purslane.
… Michelle Nash, 19 September, 2005 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

White-lined Sphinx?
Based on the food plant (Oenothera) and this picture in the guide, I think it might be a white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)- though one of the experts here should confirm my guess
… Chuck Entz, 18 September, 2005 - 12:53am login or register to post comments

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