Caterpillar of the Pandora Sphinx Moth Eumorpha pandorus,
strikes a defensive pose. Photographed along the Cataraqui Trail in eastern Ontario.
Image: Bev Wigney.
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tags: caterpillar, entomology
This is beautiful. I love to see sphinx moths hover at flowers and uncurl their probosces to nectar. but this is the most colorful sphinx cat I have seen.