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Sphingid ID help - Agrius cingulata

Sphingid ID help - Agrius cingulata
Marathon , Brewster County, Texas, USA
April 9, 2011
left and right sides of abdomen have extensive pink markings

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Looks like Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
The pink spots are diagnostic for Hodges #7771 – Agrius cingulata. We do have a couple records for Texas in April as well.

 
Common name seems logical, ha
Common name seems logical, ha! Thanks for the help. 'Twas a tired morning and my references weren't crossing.

A new species for us.

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