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Carolina sphinx

Manduca sexta

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Gigantic moth. My hand as scale.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago
female black witch
Ascalapha odorata Ascalapha odorata


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freelancing
freelancing 12 years ago

Thanks for the ID suggestion. I've discovered that it is Manduca sexta, the Carolina Sphinx.

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Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Feb 28, 2012
Submitted on Feb 29, 2012

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