Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: walnut sphinx moth caterpillar

  • This Caterpillar can Whistle!

    Last week I found this little guy crawling on the ground outside the screen porch. I picked it up and it thrashed around until I placed it on a nearby hickory sapling. I recognized it as the larva of the Walnut Sphinx Moth from the unusual angled head capsule and the numerous raised spots arranged Read more…