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Pandora sphinx

Eumorpha pandorus

Black cutworm

Moni Hayne


Description: 3 1/2 inches long. Caterpillars are either green or reddish brown with whitish roundish spots along the body and black flecks around the head. A curled, thin horn is found on the end of the abdomen when the caterpillars are young and replaced by a “button” when it is mature.

Where/When: Feeds primarily grape and Virginia creeper (wood bine). Present July through September.

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