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JasperDale Long Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Jun 04, 2008

I found this big larvae on a fuchsia plant in my garden. Anyone know what it is ?

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OldNed Merritt Island, FL(Zone 10a) Jun 04, 2008

Maybe one of the many Tortrix Moths....Adoxophyes sp. The larvae of at least one species of Tortrix Moth eats Fuchsia.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 04, 2008

Since it has a horn, it looks like a White-Lined Sphinx moth cat, Hyles lineata:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/WhiteLinedTrioLawn.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hlinelin.htm&h=389&w=514&sz=109&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=yvEzf1ito94D_M:&tbnh=99&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwhite%2Blined%2Bsphinx%2Blarvae%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS276%26sa%3DN

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OldNed Merritt Island, FL(Zone 10a) Jun 04, 2008

Whoops...Didn't see the horn (gotta sit closer to the moniter).

Agree with fly_girl

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JasperDale Long Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Jun 04, 2008

Yes, that's it ! I've only seen the green larvae, not the dark brown/black ones so I thought it may be something else.

I do have a lot of those moths around right now.

Thanks, fly-girl...you too, Ned !

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 04, 2008

LOL - Ned!

What a nice gift JD...to have all those beautiful moths around!

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JasperDale Long Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Jun 04, 2008

Yes, it's nice, but my cat eats them !

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