#macroglossini

The White-brow hawkmoth one step closer to becoming a moth.

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White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata)

Spurge Hawkmoth Caterpillar (via USFWS Mountain-Prairie)

This large hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles euphorbiae) feeds on leafy spurge at the Knutson Waterfowl Production Area, LaMoure County, North Dakota.

This particular caterpillar was very photogenic.

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When I visited the Butterfly vine, the last thing I expected to see was a fat hawk moth caterpillar! Aristolochia praevenosa isn’t the only vine growing on this fence, there’s also an Adenia vine, and something else I don’t know the ID of.

These hawk moth caterpillars were feeding on the unknown vine.

I may not not the name of this specific vine, however these caterpillars feed on a variety of other plants as well.

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I rarely come across these caterpillars, so finding three on the same plant was incredible!

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An interesting example of camouflage.

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