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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 » Five-spotted Hawk Moth - Hodges#7776 (Manduca quinquemaculatus)
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Manduca quinquemaculata - Manduca quinquemaculatus
Copyright © 2007 dwilson17

Manduca quinquemaculata - Manduca quinquemaculatus
shawnee, johnson County, Kansas, USA
August 23, 2007
Size: approx. 80 mm long
this large fella just about hit me as he flew by and landed on the window. biggest insect I've ever seen. definitely over 3 inches from head to tail. my first guess was that it was some sort of moth. the poor picture I took does not do justice to the rather ominous markings on the back and wings of this creature. I immediately started looking for information on it. any help in identifation would be greatly appreciated.
thank you for your time.
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Contributed by dwilson17 on 23 August, 2007 - 9:48pm
Last updated 29 January, 2008 - 2:22pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Jason D. Roberts, 4 January, 2008 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

It is indeed a moth =)
This is a Five-spotted Hawk Moth, Manduca quinquemaculata. Its larva is the Tomato Hornworm. Click on the link for more info.
… Bobby Grizzard, 24 August, 2007 - 12:43am login or register to post comments

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