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inversino
Oct 1, 2015 12:17 PM CST
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RickCorey
Oct 1, 2015 12:21 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
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Welcome!

Welcome to ATP, Inversino!

C'mon, was that photoshopped or real? If real, it sure has bizarre camouflage.

My guess was a baby "Dune Sandworm" (science fiction reference).
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inversino
Oct 1, 2015 12:25 PM CST
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No, I just found it on my papaya tree and its aggressive. I never seen this type of worm.
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Hemophobic
Oct 1, 2015 12:30 PM CST
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Concord, NC (zone 7)
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Yuk!
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Oct 1, 2015 12:36 PM CST
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greene
Oct 1, 2015 1:42 PM CST
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Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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Please, it might help if we knew which country or which state you are in. Thank you.
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greene
Oct 1, 2015 1:45 PM CST
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Okay, I think I have it...well, I don't have it, just the identification:
Alope sphinx/Erinnyis alope or something pretty darn close.

@mellielong, can you check this please?
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RickCorey
Oct 1, 2015 2:10 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
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Yikes! Scary.
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inversino
Oct 1, 2015 2:55 PM CST
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I am in Texas.
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plantladylin
Oct 1, 2015 3:06 PM CST
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Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Nature sure is amazing with some of the critters that visit our gardens! Could it be the caterpillar of a hawk moth?
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Danita
Oct 1, 2015 3:11 PM CST
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Wow, that's creepy.
Good sleuthing, Greene!
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inversino
Oct 1, 2015 3:11 PM CST
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To Greene from Georgia thank you for your help your identification was right on "Alope sphinx/Erinnyis alope" . It the same insect.
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Chillybean
Oct 1, 2015 5:08 PM CST
Name: Kim
Iowa (Zone 5a)
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greene said:Okay, I think I have it...well, I don't have it, just the identification:
Alope sphinx/Erinnyis alope or something pretty darn close.



I am not Mellie, but insects interest me, so I had to take a peek... It looks to be at least in the Erinnyis genus. It seems to change color with the different instars.

I don't mind picking up insects, but that one might give me pause.
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inversino
Oct 1, 2015 5:16 PM CST
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Thanks it is Alope sphinx/Erinnyis alope Hurray!
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mellielong
Oct 1, 2015 5:49 PM CST
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Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
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Yup, Greene, looks like you got it. BAMONA reports they are found in Texas and use Papaya as a host plant. Sphinx Moth caterpillars (not worms, FYI) often look scary with their horn on the back and strange eyespots.
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Moonhowl
Oct 1, 2015 5:58 PM CST
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Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
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If it gives humans pause, imagine what it does to birds.... Big Grin

edited because I can't spell..
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Weedwhacker
Oct 1, 2015 6:43 PM CST
Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
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OMG, "strange eyespots" seems to me a huge understatement, Melanie! The photo looks like some kind of one-eyed snake... normally it's the spiny/hairy caterpillars that kind of gross me out but this one is even worse. But I do really like the sphinx moths... Smiling
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greene
Oct 1, 2015 6:52 PM CST
Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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I must apologize to inversino; I was so excited to see the strange caterpillar that I forgot to say Welcome!
Welcome to ATP. That was a great photo!! This was a fun ID. Hurray! Thank You!
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Moonhowl
Oct 1, 2015 7:21 PM CST
Name: Jean
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
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And I forgot my manners. Welcome to ATP inversino.

Does the "mouth/lips" on this caterpillar look computer generated? I know that isn't the case...just reminds me...kept thinking they would start talking.. Whistling
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Hemophobic
Oct 1, 2015 7:45 PM CST
Name: Angie
Concord, NC (zone 7)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member Region: North Carolina Daylilies Roses Clematis
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Welcome, Inversino. But my comment is still yuk!
I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in a garden at the cool of the day. ~F. Frankfort Moore, A Garden of Peace

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