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Large pink and green caterpillar - Manduca rustica
Copyright © 2010 chrispix

Large pink and green caterpillar - Manduca rustica
Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA
July 17, 2010
Size: About 3 inches long
Found it in the gutter in some water. Maybe a hornworm?

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Large pink and green caterpillar - Manduca rustica Large pink and green caterpillar - Manduca rustica
Contributed by chrispix on 17 July, 2010 - 5:26pm
Last updated 22 March, 2022 - 8:42pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Ryan St Laurent, 22 March, 2022 - 8:42pm

Looks to me like
a Carolina Sphinx caterpillar ready to pupate.

Wait for a confirmation though.
… roar, 29 September, 2010 - 6:42pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 30 July, 2010 - 11:26am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2010 - 2:37pm

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