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Sphinx moth species - Manduca quinquemaculata
Copyright © 2007 David Arbour

Sphinx moth species - Manduca quinquemaculata
Red Slough WMA, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA
April 26, 2007
Came to a spotlight on our alligator survey. Large size.
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Contributed by David Arbour on 2 November, 2007 - 7:34pm
Last updated 1 December, 2007 - 11:08am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 1 December, 2007 - 11:08am login or register to post comments

Are those orange spots on the side of the abdomen?
If so, looks like it could be Manduca quinquemaculata

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 2 November, 2007 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Yep
Definitely a Manduca quinquemaculatus, or Five-spotted Hawkmoth. The larvae, called the tomato hornworm, can be a pest of tomato and tobacco plants.
… Ryan, 2 November, 2007 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the confirmation
the info on the caterpillar is also on our guide page, to which I provided a link, above.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 3 November, 2007 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, I believe so!
Yes, I believe so! Thanks!
… David Arbour, 2 November, 2007 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

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