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Phaeton Sphinx, Euproserpinus phaeton |
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Adult and two larval forms |
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Phaeton Sphinx, Euproserpinus phaeton,Plum Canyon, ABDSP, 3 March 2005. Costal FW ~16 mm. |
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Phaeton Sphinx larva eating Dune Evening Primrose, Oenothera deltoides, Borrego Springs, CA 5 March 2003. A paler larva like this with almost pastel rainbor colors was spotted on the 2005 NABA Count. |
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Phaeton Sphinx larva with darker bands eating Dune Evening Primrose Note the small "horn." Borrego Springs, CA , 5 March 2003. This darker banded form was also spotted on the 2005 NABA Count. |
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