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Photo by elaphrus
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Field Notes

Description:

A hornworm, some Sphingidae.

Habitat:

Rain forest close to the Rio Negro.

Species ID Suggestions

Chiron woodlike sphinx moth

Xylophanes chiron
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Comments (6)
KenCheeks
Oh, that's a beauty! Can't wait to find out its identity.
elaphrus
No, not huge. I'm bad at estimating sizes but maybe the size of a man's first finger. Similar to the size of the Tomato Hornworm in the U.S.
RedTopRanger
How large is this? From the picture it looks huge!

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