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Identify this for me please.
« on: August 04, 2007, 09:39:22 AM »
I have an idea but not sure if I am correct. Luna Moth larva?






Body soft, not too fast of a mover, stinger or what ever it is on top side movable with my finger, mouth parts did not grip or bite at items offered to it like a beetle would.

I've seen these critters in Yooper Land a lot but this is the first for me here. I was on my plum tree so we moved it to the wood pile.

Any help in identification will be appreciated. BTW I have some cat eared spiders living under my deck again this season. Last year they got huge eating the bugs in their webs. I'll get some pictures of them next.

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Re: Identify this for me please.
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2007, 09:46:57 AM »
Looks like a tomato worm to me.

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Re: Identify this for me please.
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2007, 10:18:53 AM »
Its one of the Sphinx moths larvae as far as I can tell.  Closest one I can find is the Wild Cherry Sphinx moth.  It looks very similiar.

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Re: Identify this for me please.
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2007, 10:20:16 AM »
Which by the way booner, the California tomatoe worm is also a sphinx moth.  and boy can I raise them.

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Re: Identify this for me please.
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2007, 10:24:08 AM »
Here is another Cherry worm for you


I have seen one of these in my lifetime and it was in Twisp.  Notably seen in Canada(you're close enough) and northern climates like Wisconsin.  Thats all I know.
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Re: Identify this for me please.
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2007, 10:29:48 AM »
Whose your Daddy?

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Re: Identify this for me please.
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2007, 08:25:16 PM »
Thanks for all the information. Here is a link that goes with the information you guys gave me.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/clearwing_moth.html

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Re: Identify this for me please.
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2007, 08:31:00 AM »
Nice pictures in that link.  I have alot of the Hummingbird Sphinx moths witch are cool, and quite a few of the Cerisy Sphinx, or one eye ones.  Neat looking critters.  Their worms are sure hell on my tomatoe plants though.  I plant extras just for them, or so they think.

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Re: Identify this for me please.
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2007, 08:14:54 PM »
Bait! :chuckle:
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