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Ginger_H Fountain, FL(Zone 8a) Nov 25, 2009

I was told this is a Catawba...Catalba worm. Found it in the GH yesterday. It is probably 4inches long and rather pretty. Is it what I was told or something else?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Nov 25, 2009

This is not a Catalpa caterpillar; it more likely is a green morph of the pink-spotted hawkmoth, Agrius cingulata (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/ykt3swb for an example.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Nov 26, 2009

Ginger, here is a picture of the Catalpa sphinx larvae so you will know what they look like.

http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?guide=Caterpillars

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Ginger_H Fountain, FL(Zone 8a) Nov 27, 2009

suunto...I think you have it nailed. I'll wait a few days before marking the thread closed to see if anyone wants "to weigh in" on ID. Thanks!

Just went to Bug Files...I feel very safe that this is what I have. Submitted my image as well.

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