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Sphinx moth caterpillar

Family Sphingidae, Subfamily Smerinthinae

Notes:

At 7 cm (almost 3 in.), this is the largest caterpillar I've seen so far. It was firmly attached to that branch, and absolutely still. It didn't move even when touched.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Cestrum hornworm moth
Manduca diffissa


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5 Comments

BostjanDvorak
BostjanDvorak 4 years ago

Wonderful Pictures. Probably Manduca diffissa.

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Great spot! Love the 3rd photo!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Lovely spotting! You can see 3 of its 6 eyes in the third photo.

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Uau!!! Fantastic!!

annorion
annorion 12 years ago

Nice shots of the head and horn!

Sergio Monteiro
Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Spotted on Apr 25, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012

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