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Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

Photo by 2scienceboys
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Species ID Suggestions

Carolina sphinx (larva)

Manduca sexta

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Aaron_G
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
I agree completely with Aaron. This is certainly a Carolina Sphinx caterpillar!
Aaron_G
This is also known as the tobacco hornworm. The tomato hornworm (also known as the five-spotted hawk moth) has v-shaped white lines instead of striped ones. http://bugguide.net/node/view/5011
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PublishedAugust 20, 2013

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