It is the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), also called the Hawk Moth or Hummingbird Moth ... The caterpillar stage of life is well known for the amount the insect eats.

It is the sphinx moth, also called the hawk moth or hummingbird moth ... The caterpillar stage of life is well known for eating a lot. They feed on the green leaves of many species of plant.

The white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) is a hummingbird moth that gets its name from the way its caterpillar lifts its front legs and tucks its head when at rest, resembling the Great Sphinx ...

They go by various names, depending on where you're located. "Hawk moth, hummingbird moth, and sphinx moth all refer to insects in the same family Sphingidae, named after the Egyptian sphinx ...