Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1275490

Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha achemon

Observation date: September 20, 2020
Submitted by: Nancy Hamlett
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Observed at the boat landing area at the small lake at the Claremont Colleges' Bernard Field Station. Although the general area consists of California sage scrub, the immediate area where the caterpillar was seen as more riparian plants, including willows (Salix gooddingii and Salix lasiolepis), Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis), wild grape (Vitis sp.), rushes, sedges, and other. The caterpillar was crawling on bare ground and looked like it might have been headed for the wild grape.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: February 19, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.