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Common Name(s): Abbott’s Sphinx
Ecology: Adult description: This is an incredibly beautiful and distinctive moth. It is medium sized, forewings 27-31mm in length (1). The forewings are brown and resemble bark, the edges of the forewing are deeply scalloped. The thorax color is gray, and the antennae are bright yellow. The hindwings are yellow, with a black basal edge. The edges of the hindwing are also scalloped. Larval description: L5: The larva is just as beautiful and distinctive as the adult moth. There are two main forms, a brown, grape bark mimic form and a brown green splotched form. The green splotched form resembles a bunch of grapes. The horn is absent in the final instar and resembles an eyespot. Host plants: Click here to load this Caspio Cloud Database
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(C) Teá Kesting-Handly
L5 (C) Blaine Rothauser
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The gallery to the left contains photos of Sphecodina abbottii adults. If you have a photo that you would like to submit to us, please contact us.
The gallery to the right contains photos of Sphecodina abbottii larval and pupal stages. If you have a photo that you would like to submit to us, please contact us.
The gallery to the right contains photos of Sphecodina abbottii larval and pupal stages. If you have a photo that you would like to submit to us, please contact us.
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