Sphinx kalmiae – Laurel Sphinx

Family Sphingidae   Hodges # 7809

Caterpillar foods:  Ash, lilac, privet, and other plants in the olive family (Wagner)

Wagner suggests changing the common name – since it doesn’t eat laurels.  He suggests “Fawn Sphinx” as a possibility.

5/31/2018

 

5/27/2016

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6/28/2015

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6/28/2015

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7/7/2017

 

 

7/14/2017

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