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Manduca sexta
This large, approximately 4 inches or 10.16 cm, moth has 6 pairs of yellow spots on its abdomen. The forewings are marked with brown,black and some white.
Happily parked head first in new crinum blooms.
The caterpillars are known as Tobacco Hornworms.
Spotted on Jul 20, 2014
Submitted on Jul 21, 2014
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Great spot. Crinums are nice too