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Pink-spotted Hawkmoth - Hodges#7771 (Agrius cingulata)
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Copyright © 2004
Sheila
Hornworm with wasp parasites -
Agrius cingulata
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Rincon, Georgia, USA
November 3, 2004
I found this caterpillar while harvesting Morning Glory seeds today. I had the ruler put up next to her to show how large she is. Any idea what type she is? She's very pretty.
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Contributed by
Sheila
on 4 November, 2004 - 3:44pm
Last updated 14 August, 2014 - 8:13am
Pink Spotted Hawkmoth
Last instar larva of the Pink Spotted Hawkmoth, Agrius cingulata
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Jim Tuttle
, 9 September, 2005 - 12:41am
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Thanks, Jim!
Judging by this
webpage
your ID is right on the mark. The host plant is right too, being Convolvulaceae.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 9 September, 2005 - 7:35am
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pupa
Here's a
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to some info on those pupa
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john and jane balaban
, 4 November, 2004 - 7:49pm
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That was a great photo and in
That was a great photo and information. Thanks for the link! Sad for the caterpillar. :-(
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Sheila
, 5 November, 2004 - 7:02am
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Sphinx Moth caterpillar with parasites
Looks like a Sphinx moth caterpillar, though I don't know which species. The little tail is one indication.
The white items (alas for her) are not her eggs, but parasites. A wasp had laid her eggs in the caterpillar and now these are the pupae of the wasps. If I'm not mistaken few if any parasitized caterpillars make it to the adult stage.
I'll leave it for the experts to say, but the brown coloration may be related to the poor health of the caterpillar. My garden had some green tomato hornworms that ended up being brown tomato hornworms as they weakened and died from the parasitism. On the other hand maybe this species of caterpillar is always brown.
Good job with the photography!
--Stephen
Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
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Stephen_WV
, 4 November, 2004 - 3:55pm
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Could be tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta,
as it has the indicative seven diagonal stripes. I haven't found an image of a brown one so perhaps the parasites have changed the color, as Stephen described.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 5 November, 2004 - 7:02am
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Thanks so much!!
Thanks so much!!
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Sheila
, 4 November, 2004 - 6:25pm
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