Saturday, July 20, 2013

my caterpillar hero



I discovered this stunning caterpillar this morning, and identified it (easily done!) as an Abbott's Sphinx.  I was thrilled to see it on asiatic bittersweet, one of the more obnoxious invasives I deal with daily.

You go, Sphecodina abbottii!!! 
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  1. DaniJuly 20, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    LOL as long as it stays on that plant. We have a very similar looking caterpillar that eats the lemon trees :(

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  2. liniecatJuly 20, 2013 at 1:47 PM

    Oh wow, did you see his eye then? How striking!!

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  3. KBJuly 21, 2013 at 4:00 PM

    That's a spectacular caterpillar. I've found a few that look something like that around here but haven't been able to ID them. I hope he eats all those invasives!

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