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edevenny Newport News, VA Jul 05, 2009

My cat found him somewhere....

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edevenny Newport News, VA Jul 05, 2009

another picture

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edevenny Newport News, VA Jul 05, 2009

and another, brighter

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 05, 2009

This is a larva of a sphinx moth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). There are several species having a very similar color pattern; one possibility is a plebeian sphinx, Paratrea plebeja (see http://tinyurl.com/n62dsm for an example). Also known as the trumpet vine sphinx, its host plants reportedly include trumpet creeper, yellow trumpetbush, passionflower, and lilac.

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