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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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hornworm - Manduca sexta
Copyright © 2018 thuya

hornworm - Manduca sexta
Northeast Harbor, MDI, Hancock County, Maine, USA
September 27, 2018
Size: ~2.5"
I recently posted a pic of Manduca sexta seen on the same Datura plant on the same day as this one. I assumed this one was also M. sexta but I noticed the horn is green, even with a tinge of blue at the base. The previous one had a distinctly red horn. Don't know how important that character is, but I thought I would check.

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Contributed by thuya on 12 December, 2018 - 10:19pm
Last updated 13 December, 2018 - 9:38pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 13 December, 2018 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Here's one (all the way from Texas) that looks very similar.
Manduca sexta: Perhaps this is a quality that is seen, only right after a molting cycle. (maybe):
… Bob Biagi, 13 December, 2018 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

 
I see. It is nearly identical
I see. It is nearly identical. Thanks for posting.
… thuya, 13 December, 2018 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

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