Photo 5259044, (c) Linda Jo Conn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Linda Jo Conn

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Associated observations

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What

Pawpaw Sphinx (Dolba hyloeus)

Observer

connlindajo

Date

October 14, 2016 04:29 PM CDT

Description

Observed at visitor center of Big Thicket National Preserve near Kountze TX by Mary Kay.
She noticed the leaves had been completely stripped from the upper third or so of a Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria).
See gcwarbler's observation of the same caterpillar: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4374809
Note to myself: I know that horn color is a key in the ID of these caterpillars but neglected to observe.... :-(

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