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Elm Sphinx Moth (Four-horned Sphinx)

Ceratomia amyntor

Photo by eutacht
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found crawling on the ground near a vegetable garden

Species ID Suggestions

Four-horned Sphinx (Elm Sphinx)

Ceratomia amyntor

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ForestDragon
This is a really cool caterpillar! Elm Sphinx larva can be distinguished by the four horns on the thorax as well as the spiny ridge along the back (per Bugguide). For comparison Manduca quinquemaculata looks like this: http://bugguide.net/node/view/36844

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