Blinded Sphinx Moth Larva #9 is a photograph by Jeffrey Lepore which was uploaded on October 3rd, 2018.
Blinded Sphinx Moth Larva #9
Blinded Sphinx (Paonias excaetus) 4th instar larva on Wild Cherry (Prunus serontina) This species can be quite variable with some caterpillars... more
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Blinded Sphinx Moth Larva #9
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Jeffrey Lepore
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Blinded Sphinx (Paonias excaetus) 4th instar larva on Wild Cherry (Prunus serontina) This species can be quite variable with some caterpillars showing little or no red while others display large amounts of red. Sphinx moth larva can be found in a resting and/or feeding in a wide variety of positions but most often they hand downward from a leaf or plant stem. This species feeds on an incredible number of different species of trees and shrubs. Often it develops local preferences. This transcontinental species is found throughout the eastern US and Canada west to the rockies and Arizona. This larva was photographed in Pennsylvania in late summer.
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October 3rd, 2018
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