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Manduca sexta
Large gray, white and orange moth. There are two rows of 6 orange spots that run down the abdomen. This one was over 3.5 cm long. Adults are "nectarivorous and feed on flowers, demonstrating a remarkable ability to hover. Adult males and females are sexually dimorphic. Males are identifiable by their broader antennae and the presence of claspers at the end of the abdomen. " - Wikipedia
Backyard porch light at night. These are found throughout most of the American continent.
Aka Tomato Hornworm. "M. sexta has a short life cycle, lasting about 30 to 50 days. In most areas, M. sexta has about two generations per year, but can have about three or four generations per year in Florida." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Jul 2, 2013
Submitted on Jul 3, 2013
11 Comments
WOW!
Amazing, this is not a moth, it's an Owl!
Thank you, Karen!
Great blog, Jacob!
Congrats Cindy, your moth is featured in the Project Noah blog! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/5617089...
:)
Such a sweet face! :)
cindy,
I finally spotted a moth with feathery antenna. Considering how small the moth was ,it's antenna photgraphed well!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/303...
Her name should be carol Snow moth :P
Thank you Adarsha! Carol is one of the biggest moth lovers I know :)
Seems like season of Sphinx moths :)
I m sure that carol is going to fall in love with this cutie :)
:) I think it is too! Sphinx moths are so mellow and cute!
adorable!