Pandorus Sphinx Caterpillar

"Eumorpha pandorusPCSL13908B" by Patrick Coin (Patrick Coin) - Photograph taken by Patrick Coin. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eumorpha_pandorus

About This Insect

Scientific Name: Eumorpha pandorus
Food: grape and virginia creeper
What does it turn into?  See it here
Does it sting? No.
Will it destroy my garden? No.




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