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A massive sphinx - Manduca sexta

A massive sphinx - Manduca sexta
Hinsdale, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
August 25, 2020
Found on a brick wall. Orange spots down abdomen. Male or female?

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Carolina sphinx? - Manduca sexta A massive sphinx - Manduca sexta A massive sphinx - Manduca sexta

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We cannot tell you the gender of most of the adults in the tribe Sphingini, sorry.
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