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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Smerinthinae » Smerinthini » Amorpha » Walnut Sphinx - Hodges#7827 (Amorpha juglandis)
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Tobacco hornworm - Manduca sexta ? - Amorpha juglandis
Copyright © 2009 GValHart

Tobacco hornworm - Manduca sexta ? - Amorpha juglandis
Benton, PA, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 29, 2009
Size: 2.5"
Found this lovely while hiking waterfall trails in Ricketts Glenn State Park. It confused me as I did not see any tomato or any other general hornworm-type food nearby. It was very pretty, though I never got a shot of its face as it kept it tucked inside.
Beautiful camo as it looked just like a new growth leaf
Do I have the ID correct?

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Contributed by GValHart on 7 September, 2009 - 9:31am
Last updated 7 September, 2009 - 11:27am

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