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Tantalus? - Aellopos tantalus

Tantalus? - Aellopos tantalus
South beach, miami County, Florida, USA
November 23, 2011
Size: 2.0 cm
I found these on 7 year apple (Casasia clusiifolia) the only sphinx moth larvae that i know eat 7 year apple are; tantalus and titan sphinx.
but they are too young for me to tell.

so if onlyone on here can tell, please do

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After more research
Now that I've reared this species and have some additional knowledge, it's tantalus ;) - important to note that these are not final instar, and the horn color is not what it would be in that instar.

Moved
Moved from Tantalus Sphinx.

Moved
Moved from Tantalus Sphinx.

Moved
Moved from Aellopos.

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Moved from Sphinx Moths.

Probably A. titan
This is probably A. titan, but without a photo of the final instar I'm hesitant to move it... but generally A. tantalus has significantly more white streaking. It is however Aellopos, so I will move it to the genus level. While there haven't been records of A. titan from Casasia, it is in the Rubiacea, and therefore isn't out of the question.

Moved

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

A. tantalus
Interesting find, Aellopos tantalus would be my best guess too. A. tantalus is the only sphingid I know of that feeds on Casasia clusiifolia and these larvae look like they could be tantalus, however I have only seen one other photo of this species as a larvae, and this species is variable. Therefore, I cannot be certain that this is tantalus, but I think it could be. Perhaps someone else would have a better idea.

If this is tantalus, it would be the first larval images of the species for the guide. You wouldn't happen to have any images of the final instar would you?

 
Move?
Are you confident enough to move this image? I don't know enough to do it.

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