Lintneria eremitus
Lintneria eremitus
Hermit sphinx
Lintneria eremitus, Apalachin, Tioga County, New York,
September 22, 2008, courtesy of Colleen Wolpert.
Lintneria eremitus, Apalachin, Tioga County, New York,
September 22, 2008, courtesy of Colleen Wolpert.
Lintneria eremitus pupa, Apalachin, Tioga County, New York,
October 8, 2008, courtesy of Colleen Wolpert.
Colleen writes, "The Hermit Sphinx caterpillar finally pupated October 8, 2008 after being in a 'crunched up' form for a couple of weeks after ceasing eating a day or two
after I found it (September 22, 2008). The pupa was originally tan and I didn't get a photo then.
Today, October 14, 2008, I took pupa out of the container as it is darker and harder now. It still wiggles when disturbed. I didn't touch it, but moved it by
dragging the paper towel it is on."
I am surprised the larva took so long to pupate. Most mature Sphingidae larvae pupate within a week after feeding stops.
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 ...........
Genus: Lintneria Butler, 1876
Species: eremitus (Hübner, [1823])
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