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Spotting

Notes:

Found resting on outside of my house.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Five-Spotted Hawk Moth (Tomato Hornworm Moth)
Manduca quinquemaculata Manduca quinquemaculata - Wikipedia


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1 Comment

Graham Monroe
Graham Monroe 6 years ago

Nice spotting! I would guess it's a five-spotted hawk moth but it also could be a six spotted hawk moth. You can count the number of yellow spots on either side of its abdomen to determine which (I can't see them all in the photos).

missfroggie
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missfroggie

South Dakota, USA

Spotted on May 26, 2017
Submitted on May 26, 2017

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