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toy747 South Florida, FL(Zone 10b) Aug 03, 2013

I found this while weeding. Would like to know what it is and what it turns into.
Thank you!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 03, 2013

Sphinx moth caterpillar, but difficult to say which species...

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toy747 South Florida, FL(Zone 10b) Aug 04, 2013

Thanks so much!

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2gardenkate Crofton, MD(Zone 7a) Aug 06, 2013

A way to help identify sphinx moth caterpillars, or any caterpillar, is to photograph them eating. If we know what plants they eat we can make educated guesses on what they might be. I took an awesome photo of a Hog Sphinx and was able to ID him because he was eating wild grape leaves.

I checked my Caterpillars of Eastern North America field guide but couldn't find a positive photo match. I also found a web page titled "The Sphigidae of Florida". It had about 60 or 70 species listed by scientific names and photos of all the species. Unfortunately the photos were all of the adult moths. Here's the web page anyway-

http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/FLsphinx.htm

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toy747 South Florida, FL(Zone 10b) Aug 06, 2013

Thank you!

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