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Achemon Sphinx - Hodges#7861 (Eumorpha achemon)
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Copyright © 2011
EKrondak
Caterpillar -
Eumorpha achemon
North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA
August 13, 2011
Size: 2 3/4 inches
Found in the morning on a hibiscus plant.
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Contributed by
EKrondak
on 13 August, 2011 - 12:26pm
Last updated 4 September, 2011 - 3:19pm
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john and jane balaban
, 4 September, 2011 - 3:19pm
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Looks like
Eumorpha achemon - Achemon Sphinx - Hodges#7861
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Bob Barber
, 13 August, 2011 - 2:54pm
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sphinx caterpillar
likely one of the sphinx moth caterpillars...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/20061
or possibly
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3937, but the dots on the side dont look quite the same.
An expert will clear it up, but in the meantime, here are links to the whole group: http://bugguide.net/node/view/193/bgimage?from=0
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bdedo
, 13 August, 2011 - 2:48pm
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