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Emily09 Gretna, NE Sep 10, 2020

Found in roadside ditch in central Nebraska 9/10/2020.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 10, 2020

It's a caterpillar of the spurge hawkmoth, Hyles euphorbiae. a European species introduced to try to control leafy spurge. Their color pattern is extremely variable; see https://webdoc.agsci.colostate.edu/bspm/arthropodsofcolorado/Leafy-Spurge-Hawk-Moth.pdf for some examples.

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