No, the white lined sphinx caterpillar is simply harmless,as is the moth. I speak from expirience I've tooken interest in this post and I tried everything, no bite no sting, just harmless.
There are several species of caterpillars that can be found in Wyoming. These include banded woolly bear caterpillar and the white lined sphinx caterpillar.
White-lined sphinx caterpillars form their cocoons in underground burrows and remain there for two to three weeks before they emerge.
The accepted scientific name is Hyles lineata.
well I just moved to Florida and they tell me they sting. Does it have puffy white pillow type things on it. Everyone says they sting
It is believed to turn into a White Lined Sphinx Moth, another name for it is a Hawkmoth.
That sounds like a cinnabar moth caterpillar. They are toxic and can deliver quite a sting and are quite aggressive towards each other.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumorpha_pandorusSounds like you have a Pandora sphinx mothcaterpillar.
Uh no moths are a different type of insect. They include... Luna moths, White lined sphinx, the proud sphinx, and many more so yeah butterfly's and moths are different types of animals. :P
It can be a Monarch caterpillar or a Northern Florida caterpillar.
Luna Moths do not eat, because they do not have a mouth.
Just that- you have a white caterpillar! No need to move under a rock anytime soon. :)
There are a variety of insects that come out during monsoon season. These include the cicada, the Palo Verde root borer, June beetles, white-lined sphinx, as well as the tarantula hawk wasp.