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unknown black and green hornworm caterpillar please help identify a.s.a.p. - Lintneria eremitus

unknown black and green hornworm caterpillar please help identify a.s.a.p. - Lintneria eremitus
Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
September 5, 2010
Size: approx. 1 1/2 inches
I really need this creature identified a.s.a.p. because I am keeping it in a glass jug (with holes in the top) and I need to find out what it eats.

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unknown black and green hornworm caterpillar please help identify a.s.a.p. - Lintneria eremitus unknown black and green hornworm caterpillar please help identify a.s.a.p. - Lintneria eremitus unknown black and green hornworm caterpillar please help identify a.s.a.p. - Lintneria eremitus unknown black and green hornworm caterpillar please help identify a.s.a.p. - Lintneria eremitus

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Sphinx
This is a hermit sphinx larvae Lintneria eremitus, although BugGuide has it listed as Sphinx eremitus. This species feeds on beebalm, mints, bugleweed, and sage.

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