While taking a walk this morning I came across an enormous (approx. 3 in.) caterpillar crawling across the road. With many layers of grape leaves separating its nasty little feet from my skin, I toted its squirming self home and popped it into a big glass jar.
An insect field guide didn't yield a positive ID but I found this nifty larva identification tool online that informed me that I have the larva of a Pandorus sphinx moth. Said larva enjoys munching grape leaves (score!) and turns into a pupa underground. I'm calling it Wally.
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