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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 » Rustic Sphinx - Hodges#7778 (Manduca rustica)
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hornworm on beautyberry - Manduca rustica
Copyright © 2019 MaryAnn Teal

hornworm on beautyberry - Manduca rustica
Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
July 22, 2019
Size: 1 inch
Brought this in to see what it will turn into, but it doesn't appear to be eating. Should I give it something besides beauty berry? I have oak and cherry and dogwood and serviceberry near as well as a good collection of native wildflowers.
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Contributed by MaryAnn Teal on 27 July, 2019 - 9:24am
Last updated 22 October, 2019 - 12:23pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Teá Montagna, 22 October, 2019 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

I'm not sure, but I suspect t
I'm not sure, but I suspect this is Manduca rustica, for which beauty berry is listed as a larval host. Perhaps your larva is preparing to molt to the next instar before resuming eating? Could also try any of the other hosts that may be nearby.
… jim sogaard, 27 July, 2019 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, and I hope you're
Thank you, and I hope you're right about the molting!
… MaryAnn Teal, 27 July, 2019 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

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