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Hyles lineata
Black, white and yellow caterpillar with a horn tail. The head and anal plate are yellow. The sides are light gray and white with black and yellow spots. There is a white stripe down the back. The horn is black. This species is highly variable in appearance. Even on the same plant, they can vary a lot. See Notes below
Unknown flower stem near a rose bush in the backyard.
iPhone series :) Compare with my other spottings of this species at: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11... and https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/23... and https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15...
What a beauty! The caterpillars of this species are highly variable, ranging from green to yellow to black!
Spotted on May 4, 2013
Submitted on May 5, 2013
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