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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) » Smerinthinae » Smerinthini » Paonias » Blinded Sphinx - Hodges#7824 (Paonias excaecata)
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Blinded sphinx larva ? - Paonias excaecata
Copyright © 2014 Christine Hanrahan

Blinded sphinx larva ? - Paonias excaecata
Reveler Conservation Area, North Stormont Township, Ontario, Canada
September 7, 2014
There were two larvae, one in willow and one nearby on poplar, and with the red spots I thought it would be easy to ID them. However, the red spots seem small compared to the red splotches on blinded sphinx on Bug Guide. But not sure anything else fits. Thanks for any help!

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Contributed by Christine Hanrahan on 7 September, 2014 - 8:39pm
Last updated 8 September, 2014 - 8:41am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 8 September, 2014 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

Right ID…
The description and host plants are a match. A more similar image to yours can be found here.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 7 September, 2014 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
It is great to get an ID confirmation on the caterpillar. Thank you.
… Christine Hanrahan, 7 September, 2014 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

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