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White-lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar

Hyles Lineata

Description:

Black larva with narrow light green stripe down the back and a speckled green pattern down the sides. The head and anal plate are orange with tiny light spots. The horn is black on this one. Even on the same plant, they can vary a lot. See Notes below

Habitat:

On Deerweed in sage scrub habitat

Notes:

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/23...

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California, USA

Spotted on Jun 2, 2019
Submitted on Jun 2, 2019

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