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green body with red stripe and yellow dots (Spurge Hawkmoth caterpillar)

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Spurge Hawkmoth caterpillar
by: Moni

Larissa
Your photo is of a Spurge Hawkmoth caterpillar. The description of the tail tells us it is a hornworm family - sphinx moth caterpillar. And the photo and description let us know it was a spurge hawkmoth. The caterpillars vary a little in color but always have the double row of white spots down the sides. As expected the larva feed on spurge.
The adult moths feed on flowers using a long proboscis feeding tube. They fly during the day and at night and look a little like small hummingbirds.
Here are some photos of adult and larva.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/26815/bgimage

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