Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 914690

Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta

Observation date: August 03, 2013
Submitted by: eleanor mckay
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Maybe a week ago I saw the green caterpillar on my tomatoes, and it had had white cylindrical eggs laid upon it. Not many days afterwards, I saw the blackened husk of the caterpillar. and many of the egg cases now opened.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: November 06, 2013
Coordinator notes: Larva parasitized by braconid wasp
Checklist region(s): United States, Maryland, Anne Arundel County