Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Manduca » Carolina Sphinx - Hodges#7775 (Manduca sexta)
Photo#325938
big moth - Manduca sexta
Copyright © 2009 JASjacksonville

big moth - Manduca sexta
jacksonville, JASjacksonville County, Florida, USA
August 26, 2009
Size: 2-1/2 in
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by JASjacksonville on 27 August, 2009 - 8:31pm
Last updated 19 October, 2009 - 11:08pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… J.D. Roberts, 19 October, 2009 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 24 September, 2009 - 12:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 21 September, 2009 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

Carolina Sphinx
I think the forewing pattern is consistent with Carolina Sphinx, Manduca sexta.
… Mark H Brown, 27 August, 2009 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

 
either that
or Waved Sphinx, but I'm also leaning towards Manduca sexta.

Compare:
… Roar, 28 August, 2009 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact