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Carolina Sphinx
Manduca sexta
33.135, -117.034
Field Notes
Description:
Large gray, white and orange moth. There are two rows of 6 orange spots that run down the abdomen. This one was over 3.5 cm long. Adults are "nectarivorous and feed on flowers, demonstrating a remarkable ability to hover. Adult males and females are sexually dimorphic. Males are identifiable by their broader antennae and the presence of claspers at the end of the abdomen. " - Wikipedia
Habitat:
Backyard porch light at night. These are found throughout most of the American continent.
Notes:
Aka Tomato Hornworm. "M. sexta has a short life cycle, lasting about 30 to 50 days. In most areas, M. sexta has about two generations per year, but can have about three or four generations per year in Florida." - Wikipedia
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PublishedJuly 3, 2013
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