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Alope Sphinx - Hodges#7832 (Erinnyis alope)
Photo#831006
Copyright © 2013
Alan Chin Lee
Alope Sphinx -
Erinnyis alope
Boca Raton, Florida, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
August 6, 2013
The head can retract into the larva's body which emphasizes the false eye spot.
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Contributed by
Alan Chin Lee
on 26 August, 2013 - 10:24pm