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Banded Sphinx Caterpillar

Eumorpha fasciata

Photo by Jennifer94
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Field Notes

Description:

Caterpillars highly variable. Black spiracles edged with white, and diagonal white stripes pointing towards the head (much less common than the reverse, in sphingids) seem to be common features. One caterpillar form is mostly green. Another form has a base color of green or yellow, pinkish-red and black cross-stripes, red feet and longitutudinal sub-spiracular green or yellow stripes edged with red.

Habitat:

Old fields, nearby woodlands with hostplant

Notes:

The biggest one we found was at least 4" long.

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PublishedOctober 7, 2017

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