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Frangipani Hornworm

Pseudosphinx tetrio

Photo by blakesteines
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 4 inches
Caterpillar (I assume)
It is black with neon yellow bands
It has a red head and a red butt with a stinger (not shown in photo)

Habitat:

It was crawling on a huge rock on the coast of St. Croix, right next to the ocean.

Species ID Suggestions

Frangipani Hornworm

Pseudosphinx tetrio

Comments (1)

Ha ha... stinger... well a pointy thing anyway. :-)
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PublishedJune 6, 2014

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