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Walnut Sphinx - Hodges#7827 (Amorpha juglandis)
Photo#660857
Copyright © 2012
Stephen Tapsak
What moth? -
Amorpha juglandis
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Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 21, 2012
Size: about 2 1/2 in. wingspan
Maybe a sphinx?
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Contributed by
Stephen Tapsak
on 21 June, 2012 - 7:26am
Last updated 12 August, 2012 - 2:12pm
Nice series
Quick question: I found a caterpillar on the street. I don't know if it's still hungry or whether it's ready to pupate. I want to rear it until hit hatches. Should I just give it a container with some leaf mulch at the bottom and some leaves above that?
Any idea how they hiss? I get the impression the sound comes from the anus, thus making the hissing sounds farts, but I can't really tell.
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Victor Engel
, 11 October, 2018 - 11:57am
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Great series!
This photo is being used on the info page for this species.
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Wisconsin Oecanthinancy
, 11 July, 2012 - 8:58pm
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It isn't over yet!
They still have a few instars to go, then they have to pupate, then they have to eclose.
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Stephen Tapsak
, 13 July, 2012 - 7:21pm
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Dates
Please, fix the dates of all the other submissions. The system keeps using the same date for all other images of "same individual" and you have to correct them manually in the case of a life cycle such as this.
Nice job!
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Beatriz Moisset
, 10 July, 2012 - 10:06am
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Moved
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Yes, appears to be a female.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 21 June, 2012 - 8:51am
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Good.
I am going to try to get it to lay eggs.
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Stephen Tapsak
, 21 June, 2012 - 11:09am
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Female
It is a female! It laid a few eggs, and I am expecting more later! I will probably post a few pictures of them later. I hope they are fertile!
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Stephen Tapsak
, 21 June, 2012 - 3:54pm
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They hatched!
A few hatched! If I can ever find the camera, I'll take some pictures. This site doesn't have any pics of the first instar, so those will probably help.
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Stephen Tapsak
, 29 June, 2012 - 3:52pm
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Walnut sphinx
Yes, this is the walnut sphinx,
Amorpha juglandis
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Terry Harrison
, 21 June, 2012 - 7:44am
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Female?
Is it a female because its body is rounder?
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Stephen Tapsak
, 21 June, 2012 - 8:42am
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