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Pandora Sphinx Larva

Eumorpha pandorus

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Field Notes

Description:

Orange larva with a swollen thoracic segment and black dots on its dorsal side. There were 5 white oval shapes along its sides--and a black eyespot at its anterior.

Habitat:

On a Virginia Creeper vine (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), a confirmed host plant of this species, in a public park in Floyd County, GA.

Reference Links:

Pandora Sphinx-Encyclopedia of Life, Eumorpha pandorus - Wikipedia, Species Eumorpha pandorus - Pandora Sphinx - Hodges#7859 - BugGuide.Net

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