Identification resource: - Bug Guide: Rustic Sphinx Moth (Manduca rustica) [Moth] [Caterpillar]
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Caterpillar: Rustic Sphinx Moth (Manduca rustica)
This Rustic Sphinx moth caterpillar visited the butterfly bush a couple of weeks ago. Just saw it the one afternoon. Couldn’t find it or a chrysalis the next day. It's a magnificent caterpillar.
Identification resource:
- Bug Guide: Rustic Sphinx Moth (Manduca rustica) [Moth] [Caterpillar]
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Identification resource: - Bug Guide: Rustic Sphinx Moth (Manduca rustica) [Moth] [Caterpillar]
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Lovely capture.
BTW, these are moths that pupate in the soil after a short "wandering phase." That ,ight be why it disappeared.
Thanks Roberta. I'm just getting used to moths pupating in the soil. It probably did head on down. This area had a lot of vegetation so it would have been hard to find.
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