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Some sort of Hawk Moth? - Eumorpha fasciatus

Some sort of Hawk Moth? - Eumorpha fasciatus
Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 30, 2013
Size: 3 inches
I have seen hornworms in my yard, chewing on my scotch bonnet chile plants. I'm assuming this is a related sighting?

Vine Sphinx?
A friend told me he thought it was Eumorpha vitis vitis

 
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See that your's wing has a brown bar on the outside edge vs.

 
Ah, I see, said the blind man
Ah, I see, said the blind man!

P.S. How did you get the thumbnail to appear in your post?

 
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Thanks!
Thanks!

did your caterpillars look like

 
No, the caterpillar I saw loo
No, the caterpillar I saw looked like your standard tomato hornworm. So I guess I didn't see THIS one's caterpillar.

Here is the one I saw: http://bugguide.net/node/view/833324

Moved
Moved from ID Request.


I cropped your image to focus on "just the bug."

 
Thanks Ryan!
Thanks Ryan!

Banded Sphinx…
See reference here.

 
Thanks Ross! I'm sure you are
Thanks Ross! I'm sure you are right, looks just like this.

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