Sphinx Moth caterpillar

5782    This  Caterpillar was in Regina SASK Canada in AUG.  2016     Thanks  Conrad

This is a fully grown caterpillar of a sphinx moth (Lepidoptera; Sphingidae); likely an Achemon sphinx, Eumorpha achemon. See http://tinyurl.com/znasbkt for images and details on its life history. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.