White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata) caterpillar, caterpillar, caterpillars dig shallow burrows in the ground where they pupate for 2 to 3 weeks, caterpillars show a wide range of color phenotypes, found in many habitats, horn is not a stinger, horn may sometimes be yellow and have a black tip, hummingbird moth, Hyles lineata, larval stage, metamorphosis, New Mexico, NM, orange horn protruding from the back of the body is a distinguishing characteristic of Hyles lineata caterpillars, Rio Rancho, Rio Rancho NM, Sandoval County, voracious eaters of a variety of plants, White-lined Sphinx Moth, White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), White-lined Sphinx Moth