Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum-Arthropoda
Class-Insecta
Order-Lepidoptera
Family-Sphingidae
Genus-Ceratomia
Common-Elm Sphinx
Found this caterpillar just a few feet away from soil and brush. The way it moved had a “pulsing” appearance on the pattern.
Light green cactus with short spiked splinter, well rounded and small sized overall cactus