Elm Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor) Shadow of 4th instar larva on elm leaf.

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Elm sphinx is also known as the Four-horned sphinx as the caterpillar has 4 hornlike projections on the head. This species feeds on several species of decidous trees but seems to prefer elm and river birch.

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Location: Pennsylvania
Photo credit: © Jeff Lepore / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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