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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) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Hyles » White-lined Sphinx - Hodges#7894 (Hyles lineata)
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5 or 6 banded sphinx moth caterpillar - Hyles lineata
Copyright © 2012 Pete Thompson

5 or 6 banded sphinx moth caterpillar - Hyles lineata
Cochiti Lake , Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
August 31, 2012
Size: 3 inches
I notice these thistle flowers moving in the last gasp of dusk and I knew it was a moth. I set up on a flower and waited for the movement and took the shot.
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Contributed by Pete Thompson on 1 September, 2012 - 1:04pm
Last updated 17 October, 2012 - 9:06pm

Moved
Moved from Achemon Sphinx.
… john and jane balaban, 1 September, 2012 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

Not the same moth
These moth photos are NOT even the same species as your caterpillar, so you shouldn't link them. The moth is a White-lined Sphinx.
… Heidi Eaton, 1 September, 2012 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

 
I have a shot of a white line
I have a shot of a white lined sphinx at rest in my gallery. I also have two photos of live moths in the Moth Photographers group. It was the pink underwing that threw me off. How about NOT yelling? I've been observing nature since I became aware of my surroundings but I'm NOT overboard on the IDing by scientific names of animals. That's why I post on and recommend this wonderful site. Thanks for pointing out that I was wrong.
… Pete Thompson, 1 September, 2012 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

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