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Baileya - Manduca quinquemaculatus
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Baileya - Manduca quinquemaculatus
Minden, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
July 26, 2020
Size: 1 cm x 1 cm 2.5" x 2.5"
Seen at twilight. Flies more like a bat than a butterfly or moth.
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Contributed by Annie Brown on 26 July, 2020 - 7:59pm
Last updated 7 June, 2021 - 2:35pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Jason D. Roberts, 7 June, 2021 - 2:35pm

Hawkmoth
Manduca. Looks most like M. quinquemaculatus, but could also be Manduca sexta. Maybe someone knows, hopefully.
… Lee Penner, 26 July, 2020 - 9:03pm

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