Pandora Sphinx caterpillar (Eumorpha pandorus) {!--판도라박각시 애벌레--> Pandora sphinx
Insecta (Hexapoda) > Lepidoptera > Sphingidae
Eumorpha pandorus (H??bner)
Photographer: Herbert A. "Joe" Pase III, Texas Forest Service
Descriptor: Larva(e)
Description: The pandora moth is listed as a minor defoliator of plants in the grape family in Wagner, D. L., V. Giles, R. Reardon, and M. McManus. 1997. Caterpillars of Eastern Forests. USDA, FS. FHTET-96-34. Page 16. The larva occurs in an orange and a green color phase. The mature larva is about three inches long and the large, oval, white spiracle patches make the caterpillar quite showy.
Image Citation:
Herbert A. "Joe" Pase III, Texas Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org
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