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Abbott's Sphinx Moth Caterpillar 5 2005 - Sphecodina abbottii
Copyright © 2005 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Abbott's Sphinx Moth Caterpillar 5 2005 - Sphecodina abbottii
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: pupa 2 inches approx
2 Day old Pupa

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Abbott's Sphinx Moth Caterpillar 5 2005 - Sphecodina abbottii Abbott's Sphinx Moth Caterpillar 5 2005 - Sphecodina abbottii Abbott's Sphinx Moth Caterpillar 5 2005 - Sphecodina abbottii
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 13 November, 2005 - 4:48pm
Last updated 19 October, 2010 - 8:54am

Could you edit the size on this, Jo?
Unless your hand is HUGE this has got to be much less than 4", which I guess was the size of the caterpillar prior to pupation. We often get questions about pupae so it would be a good refence to get an accurate size on this picture.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 16 July, 2006 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

 
They are all the same one-I'm
They are all the same one-I'm sure I misdated the photos or just used the date I put them up here. I have learned better since.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 2 March, 2009 - 11:19am login or register to post comments

 
The caterpillar was that not
The caterpillar was that not the pupa. I should have mentioned that.
the pupa is about 2 inches

Pardon

Jo
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 16 July, 2006 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

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