The Snowberry Clearwing is a wide-ranging and fairly common member of the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths also known as hawk moths. From Wordnik.com. [BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching] Reference
(Family Sphingidae) are relatively large, colorful, and readily identified members of the. From Wordnik.com. [BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching] Reference
This is most certainly the caterpillar of a Sphinx Moth in the family Sphingidae, and it is perfectly harmless. From Wordnik.com. [What's That Bug?] Reference
The Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic website has images of the caterpillars that look very similar to your photo. From Wordnik.com. [What's That Bug?] Reference
Conversely, the hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae are strong fliers, and so, of the 47 species that occur on Hispaniola, only. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Brazil's Lula pays tribute to Africa's historic role] Reference
Conversely, the hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae are strong fliers, and so, of the 47 species that occur on Hispaniola, only 7 are endemic. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Brazil's Lula pays tribute to Africa's historic role] Reference
Members of the Sphingidae family of sphinx moths, the hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) mimic a hummingbird very well, as the name implies. From Wordnik.com. [timesunion.com: Siena Women's Basketball] Reference
Of Lepidoptera, Sphingidae and Tineidae have been found in the Oolite; while ants, representing the highly specialised Hymenoptera, have occurred in the Purbeck and Lias. From Wordnik.com. [Darwinism (1889)] Reference
Celeus and Carolina, or Choerocampinae, which includes the exquisite Deilephila Lineata, and its cousins; also Sphingidae, which cover the clear-winged Hemaris diffinis and Thysbe. From Wordnik.com. [Moths of the Limberlost] Reference
This is a Tersa Sphinx, Xylophanes tersa, one of the most aerodynamically engineered of the Sphinx Moths in the family Sphingidae, a family characterized by its members 'powerful flight capabilities. From Wordnik.com. [What's That Bug?] Reference
When the caterpillar is large, the green area is often broken up by pale lines, longitudinal as on the larvae of many Owl Moths (Noctuidae) or oblique, as on the great caterpillars of most Hawk Moths (Sphingidae). From Wordnik.com. [The Life-Story of Insects] Reference
The simplest form of this protection is the aggressive attitude of the caterpillars of the Sphingidae, the forepart of the body being erected so as to produce a rude resemblance to the figure of a sphinx, hence the name of the family. From Wordnik.com. [Darwinism (1889)] Reference
Sphingidae, protective attitudes of larvae, 210. From Wordnik.com. [Darwinism (1889)] Reference
Family: Sphingidae. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Sphingidae, 60. From Wordnik.com. [The Life-Story of Insects] Reference
Sphingidae, variation in, 37. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution in Modern Thought] Reference
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