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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 27, 2009

First I thought it could be a Tomato hornworm? But can this be a Spicebush cat.? Please help I.D. thanks.

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 27, 2009

Pix #2

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 27, 2009

3rd and last pix:

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Aug 27, 2009

Tersa Sphinx Moth cat

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 27, 2009

Ah, so the Tersa Sphinx moth can look either green or brown? No wonder I put some brugs' and Sassafras leaves inside the Pavalon. It has turned its nose up and wandered away. Your timing reply is much appreciate Donna.

I'm heading out for some Pentas for the precious!

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 27, 2009

It shows the least interest on these foliages. The brugmansia's and Sassafras' leaves:

Minutes later -- it's now on the Pentas and appears happy!!! ^_^

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Aug 27, 2009

if it was off the Pentas already it may be ready to pupate. Put in a little bowl of dirt for it to burrow in to make its cocoon. about 4 " deep

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 27, 2009

It was odd that I found this Cat. a long way away from the Pentas in the garden. Though, it looks to be smaller than the one I raised before (a little bigger than 2"). I'll find a bowl of dirt for it. The last one I raised, it just formed a cacoon on top of the flower pot that I kept inside.

This one wandered off of the Pentas the last hour. Hmmmm

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Aug 28, 2009

Lily, give these images a peek. It may well be a papilio troilus

http://images.google.com/images?q=papilio+troilus&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=Xj6XSvW2D8yg8QbypZmjDA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 28, 2009

This definitely appears to be a tersa sphinx, Xylophanes tersa - see
http://tinyurl.com/n76p4a

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 28, 2009

I think it's a Tersa, thanks suunto, TMH and Donna for your help. I'm guessing that it's a 3rd instar, according to its size. It seems to rest alot and not munching away as I remember seeing the last one I found just before it pupated.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Aug 28, 2009

You are welcome Lily, glad you got a positive ID. Suunto's link was very interesting.

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