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Manduca rustica

Manduca rustica
McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
August 12, 2007
I spotted this beast while feeding my son a snack late this afternoon. I guess it was there all day and I just never looked earlier. I snapped a few photos, then let my 3-year-old daughter Tevah gently pat it. At her touch, it flew off across the yard and perched in a Washingtonia palm for the rest of the evening.

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