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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Ceratomia » Catalpa Sphinx - Hodges#7789 (Ceratomia catalpae)
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Green Caterpillar - Ceratomia catalpae
Copyright © 2011 Mary

Green Caterpillar - Ceratomia catalpae
James Creek, PA, USA, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 16, 2011
Size: 3 inches
Anyone know what type of Sphinx this is?
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Contributed by Mary on 3 October, 2011 - 7:39pm
Last updated 19 December, 2011 - 2:40pm

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… v belov, 25 October, 2011 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

Catalpa Sphinx
This is Ceratomia catalpae, there is a pale form which looks very similar to this individual. See here:
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/ccatalpa.htm

Was this feeding on that oak leaf? As far as I know this species only feeds on catalpa, although if it is nearly full grown it may feed on other plants (I know some sphingids and saturniid larvae do this).
… Ryan St Laurent, 4 October, 2011 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

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