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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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Moth - Manduca rustica
Copyright © 2008 DonnaR

Moth - Manduca rustica
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 8, 2008
Size: 2 inch X 2 inch
Can you help me identify this? I believe its a type of Spinx Moth but cannot figure out what kind.
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Contributed by DonnaR on 10 October, 2008 - 12:18pm
Last updated 10 October, 2008 - 2:44pm

Rustic sphinx.
Should be the rustic sphinx, though there may be another similar species here. I saw the caterpillar of one the other day in a wash perpendicular to Valencia just south of Ajo Way. The larva is just as spectacular as the adult moth! Thanks for sharing this image.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 October, 2008 - 12:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much!!
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