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flowerette Kerrville, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 27, 2009

I saw two of these when pulling weeds in a flower bed. Please id.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 27, 2009

This appears to be an early stage in the pupa of a sphinx moth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae); likely that of a tersa sphinx, Xylophanes tersa - see http://tinyurl.com/n76p4a for images.

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flowerette Kerrville, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 28, 2009

Thank you.

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