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Pink-spotted hawk moth (aka Sweetpotato Hornworm)

Agrius cingulata

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Found on sidewalk outside retail home improvement store. Near harvest display of pumpkins, wheat straw and corn stalks. ...1 of 160,000 moth species in the world, as compared to just 20,000 butterfly species. https://www.facebook.com/CenterforBioDiv/videos/10154438560120460/

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