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Sphinx caterpillar - Paonias excaecata
Copyright © 2011 Kelly Fiegle

Sphinx caterpillar - Paonias excaecata
Hoosier National Forest, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
October 3, 2011
I thought this might be a Waved Sphinx or a Modest Sphinx, but neither looks quite right to me. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
edit: Could it be a Blinded Sphinx (Paonias excaecatus)?

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Contributed by Kelly Fiegle on 7 October, 2011 - 7:16am
Last updated 27 December, 2012 - 5:35am

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Kelly Fiegle, 13 October, 2012 - 6:11am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kelly Fiegle, 16 October, 2011 - 6:56am

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