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Description:

caterpillar on a shell from a muscle

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Galium Sphinx
Hyles gallii Caterpillar - Hyles gallii - BugGuide.Net


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4 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Ashley and bayucca did a re-check and we both think that Hyles gallii is correct.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Could that also be Hyles lineata?? The comparison is in my eyes quite tricky and confusing. Please, check again!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/35158/bgim...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/852314/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/824397/bgi...

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Moved to Arthropods :-)

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Sphingidae, Macroglossinae, Macroglossini, Hyles gallii, also called Bed-straw Hwakmoth.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/366936/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/35158/bgim...

Emmetsburg High School
Spotted by a stud ent at Emmetsburg High School

Iowa, USA

Spotted on Oct 8, 2013
Submitted on Oct 8, 2013

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