I'm pretty sure this is the same species of caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae Eumorpha pandorus) that I wrote about in another post last year. The title of that post was, "cute bug?", but I don't think this caterpillar is nearly as cute as the ones that I took photos of last year. This photo is from just a few days ago.
This caterpillar is also much larger and more mature than the bright red one that I saw last year.
Based on the size and shape of this one, I'd say its just about ready to form a chrysalis and pupate. It was munching away on a wild grape vine and frankly could have used a napkin.
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