Sphinx kalmiae larva
Sphinx kalmiae (Laurel Spinx, Fawn Sphinx) larva burrowing into loose moss and leaf litter in preparation to pupate. this caterpillar was found along the edge of an alder swamp thicket with many small black ash (Fraxinus nigra) trees one of the species' host plants.
The Laurel Sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in the temperate parts of the United States and southern Canada east of the Great Plains, in the north it occurs west of the Rocky Mountains.
The wingspan is 75–103 mm.
In Canada, there is one generation per year with adults on wing in June and July. More to the south, there are two generations per year with adults on wing from late May to June and again from July to August. There may be as many as six generations.. more
