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Banded Sphinx - Hodges#7865 (Eumorpha fasciatus)
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Copyright © 2013
Dave Harms
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?
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Contributed by
Dave Harms
on 30 August, 2013 - 5:59pm
Last updated 30 August, 2013 - 8:14pm
Vine Sphinx?
A friend told me he thought it was
Eumorpha vitis vitis
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Dave Harms
, 31 August, 2013 - 4:35pm
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See that your's wing has a brown bar on the outside edge vs.
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John R. Maxwell
, 31 August, 2013 - 4:57pm
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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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Dave Harms
, 31 August, 2013 - 5:45pm
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Instructions can be found by clicking the "Help" tab above.
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John R. Maxwell
, 31 August, 2013 - 6:04pm
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Thanks!
Thanks!
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Dave Harms
, 31 August, 2013 - 6:06pm
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did your caterpillars look like
this?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4747/bgimage
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Edna Woodward
, 30 August, 2013 - 10:58pm
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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
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Dave Harms
, 31 August, 2013 - 4:39pm
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Moved
Moved from
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I cropped your image to focus on "just the bug."
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Ryan St Laurent
, 30 August, 2013 - 8:14pm
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Thanks Ryan!
Thanks Ryan!
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Dave Harms
, 31 August, 2013 - 4:34pm
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Banded Sphinx…
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 30 August, 2013 - 6:27pm
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Thanks Ross! I'm sure you are
Thanks Ross! I'm sure you are right, looks just like this.
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Dave Harms
, 31 August, 2013 - 4:41pm
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