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Pink-spotted Hawkmoth Larva - Agrius cingulata
Copyright © 2008 Alan Chin Lee

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth Larva - Agrius cingulata
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
September 4, 2008
At 3.5 inches, this individual was a couple of days away from being prepupal.

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Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 5 December, 2008 - 9:54pm
Last updated 10 July, 2023 - 3:40pm

hawkmoth
I have found 6 of these guys(or ladys) in my backyard eating away at my morning glory vines and i k=live in SOUTHERN NEVADA! anyone know if thery're common here? lucky to find 1 last year and he vists but that was a hummingbird moth....
… bugmom10, 1 October, 2013 - 12:46am login or register to post comments

 
I'm guessing that they are not common...
I'm guessing that they are not common in your area as they are considered strays outside of their normal range per "Butterflies and Moths of North America" http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Agrius-cingulata.
… Alan Chin Lee, 1 October, 2013 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

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