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Photo by missfroggie
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Field Notes

Notes:

Found resting on outside of my house.

Species ID Suggestions

Five-Spotted Hawk Moth (Tomato Hornworm Moth)

Manduca quinquemaculata

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Graham Monroe
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Graham Monroe
Nice spotting! I would guess it's a five-spotted hawk moth but it also could be a six spotted hawk moth. You can count the number of yellow spots on either side of its abdomen to determine which (I can't see them all in the photos).

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedMay 26, 2017

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