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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 » Agrius » Pink-spotted Hawkmoth - Hodges#7771 (Agrius cingulata)

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Copyright © 2009 juansoliton

caterpillar in tennessee - Agrius cingulata

Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
August 30, 2009
Size: 2"

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Contributed by juansoliton on 31 August, 2009 - 5:42pm
Last updated 26 August, 2013 - 7:17pm

Moved

Moved from Sphinx Moths.

… Ryan St Laurent, 26 August, 2013 - 7:17pm

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Maybe Agrius

How about a Pink-spotted (Agrius cingulatus)? Pink spotteds are extremely variable but this cat seems to have a contrasting light and dark head capsule and the dorsal markings on the thorax are consistant. This guys definitely nearing pupation... Not an easy stage for photo ID's on some species...

… Sam Jaffe, 6 October, 2009 - 10:42pm

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Moved

Moved from Butterflies and Moths.

… john and jane balaban, 23 September, 2009 - 10:07pm

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Moved

Moved from Moths.

… john and jane balaban, 1 September, 2009 - 5:51pm

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Nina, 1 September, 2009 - 12:05pm

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Was this moved because I didn

Was this moved because I didn't put ID Request in the title?
I do apologize, it was my first time using this website.
But it was an ID request, so I appreciate the comment.

… juansoliton, 1 September, 2009 - 1:52pm

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No, I moved it so more moth folks would look at it

I moved it to this section as this is where, if it's a moth, you're more likely to get help with your ID. All other insects go to the general ID Request.

If, after a bunch of time passes, we still don't have an ID, it can go to the section for caterpillars that haven't been ID'd yet.

… Nina, 1 September, 2009 - 2:21pm

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Oh, and I see

Ryan gave you a tentative ID -- any cat with a horn like yours is likely in the sphinx group. If you go and look at caterpillars with that ID and you're reasonably sure it's correct, you should move the item yourself to save editors time of having to do it for you

… Nina, 1 September, 2009 - 2:23pm

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looks like...

Amphion floridensis The Nessus Sphinx larvae.

… Ryan St Laurent, 31 August, 2009 - 9:07pm

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