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What kind of caterpillar? - Hyles lineata

What kind of caterpillar? - Hyles lineata
Boiling Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 17, 2011
Size: 1.5 inch
Any info. on kind of plants this caterpillar prefers?

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What kind of caterpillar? - Hyles lineata What kind of caterpillar? - Hyles lineata

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Moved from Sphinx Moths.

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Looks like...
the caterpillar of a White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata). I've had them eating primrose in my yard, but I understand they have a pretty broad diet.

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