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Sphinx pinastri
Big caterpillar that I found crossing frenetically a mountain road in a pine forest. The pine hawk-moth is a big moth of the Sphingidae family that live in the pine forests. The caterpillar body lacks any hairs, but it has a "horn" at the posterior end. Young ones are green with white lines on their sides but the one shown here is close to pupate and has changed its coloration. They feed on pine or spruce leaves.
Spotted crossing a mountain road at a pine tree forest. Reserva de la Biosfera del Real Sitio de San Ildefonso-El Espinar.
Camera Model: NIKON D500. Exposure Time: 1/640 sec.; f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 640. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. No flash fired. DSC_4626, 29
Spotted on Jul 14, 2019
Submitted on Oct 28, 2019
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