#pinesphinx

[eumorpha-dream]

The larva of Lapara coniferarum is an amazing pine mimic. The final instars tend to hide in large clusters of pine needles almost totally invisible. The adults, are rather drab and gray, but always a welcome site! #mothing #caterpillar #pinebarrens #pitchpine #lapara #laparaconiferarum #pinesphinx #sphinx #sphinxmoth #sphingidae #insects_of_our_world

[labbbugs]

Pine sphinx caught in a black light trap from earlier this week #pinesphinx #sphinxmoth #lepidoptera #moth (at Floyd, Virginia)