Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 930354

Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta

Observation date: September 02, 2013
Submitted by: pauliprav
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: September 23, 2013
Coordinator notes: This is a common pest of plants in the nightshade family. It will turn into a very large gray moth with yellow markings on the abdomen (body).