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White-lined sphinx

Hyles lineata

Photo by david12
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Field Notes

Description:

Hornworm

Habitat:

Gravel road

Notes:

There were several on the road this evening.

Species ID Suggestions

White-lined Sphinx

Hyles lineata

Reference Link
Fyn Kynd
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Comments (3)
david12
I see Wikipedia lists about a dozen options for host plants, several of which we have nearby including; purslane, apple, tomato, elm, and grape.
david12
Thanks for the i.d. Amazing amount of variation in the colors of the caterpillar. My daughter wants to take it to school to watch it pupate into the adult moth, so now the question is what to feed it.
Fyn Kynd
Go to bottom of link to view larva.

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Iowan Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedOctober 11, 2013

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