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Field Notes

Description:

15 cm long, brown, grey and black

Habitat:

feeding on a Wigandia urens leaf, though this plant has urticant pubescens, this guy doesnt seem to mind it

Notes:

i would like to know what does the adult stage looks like

Species ID Suggestions

Istar Sphinx

Lintneria istar

Reference Link
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (4)
YurianaMartínez
the juvenile stage looks more impressive definetly! thanks a lot for the id
Jacob Gorneau
:) And here is what the adult looks like: http://bugguide.net/node/view/209387
Jacob Gorneau
Looks much Lintneria istar, only it has only been recorded on Sage. Perhaps it feeds on more than meets the eye!

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Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 29, 2012

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