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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) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Manduca » Carolina Sphinx - Hodges#7775 (Manduca sexta)
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Manduca sexta sexta larva - Manduca sexta
Copyright © 2010 josh46

Manduca sexta sexta larva - Manduca sexta
Nassau County, New York, USA
August 19, 2010
Size: 6-7cm
Found this larva munching tomato plant leaves. Scanned online images and seems to be a Sphinx gordius.
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Contributed by josh46 on 19 August, 2010 - 4:29pm
Last updated 19 December, 2011 - 3:28pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 19 December, 2011 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 28 August, 2010 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

manduca sexta, has the red horn
see:http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/msextsex.htm
this is not gordius..Larva feed on: Apple (Malus), sweetfern (Myrica), Carolina rose (Rosa carolina), blueberry and huckleberry (Vaccinium), white spruce (Picea glauca), American larch (Larix laricina), and alder (Alnus)
manduca sexta feeds on tomatos and related plants
… Edna Woodward, 19 August, 2010 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
I'll update heading. Appeared from description they may be fairly rare in NY area.
… josh46, 19 August, 2010 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

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