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Elm Sphinx Moth (Four-horned Sphinx)

Ceratomia amyntor

Habitat:

Found crawling on the ground near a vegetable garden

1 Species ID Suggestions

Four-horned Sphinx (Elm Sphinx)
Ceratomia amyntor Species Ceratomia amyntor - Elm Sphinx - Hodges#7786 - BugGuide.Net


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1 Comment

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

This is a really cool caterpillar! Elm Sphinx larva can be distinguished by the four horns on the thorax as well as the spiny ridge along the back (per Bugguide).

For comparison Manduca quinquemaculata looks like this: http://bugguide.net/node/view/36844

eutacht
Spotted by
eutacht

Ohio, USA

Spotted on Jul 25, 2013
Submitted on Jul 25, 2013

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