Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 928387

Spurge hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae

Observation date: September 07, 2013
Submitted by: sarokita
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Caterpillar is with Spurge weed that it started eating as soon as we put them together in this container. My son found the caterpillar in the front yard on the driveway, but we have a lot of spurge weeds around the property.
Status: Resident
Verified by: designandsound13
Verified date: September 14, 2013
Coordinator notes: Thank you for the submission!
Checklist region(s): United States, Michigan, Leelanau County