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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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Large moth on our patio, noticed it this am, and has been there all day. - Manduca rustica
Copyright © 2010 aznurse

Large moth on our patio, noticed it this am, and has been there all day. - Manduca rustica
Peoria, Arizona, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
October 21, 2010
Size: 3 inches in width
We had rain last night, and recently overseeded our lawn with rye seed and manure for the winter. I wonder if it was the manure that attracted it.
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Contributed by aznurse on 21 October, 2010 - 4:34pm
Last updated 27 October, 2010 - 2:37pm

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… v belov, 27 October, 2010 - 8:40am login or register to post comments

sphinx
looks like the Rustic Sphinx, Manduca rustica.


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… Molly Jacobson, 21 October, 2010 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, I just was going t
Thank you, I just was going through the images of other moths, and found that it is a Rustic Sphinx. I have lived in AZ for a long time and never saw one. We put in an Olive tree recently do their larvae feed on them? If not, any ideas on what they eat?
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