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Death's Head Hawkmoth

Photo by RachelCater
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Species ID Suggestions

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

Agrius cingulata

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bayucca
Sphingidae, Sphinginae, Sphingini, Agrius cingulata. http://bugguide.net/node/view/349259/bgpage http://bugguide.net/node/view/807798/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/3083/bgimage Acherontia is an European and Asian genus and not found in the US. I think yours is Agrius cingulata. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_Hawkmoth
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PublishedJuly 29, 2014

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