Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 931165

Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta

Observation date: September 24, 2013
Submitted by: slayman47
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found this guy on my Tomato plant in the Ocean Beach, San Diego CA area.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: September 26, 2013
Coordinator notes: I have not seen a Manduca sexta larva with this much black lining/edging in it, but here is a photo of one which is somewhat similar that I found on bugguide.net. All other markings are spot-on for this species. http://bugguide.net/node/view/788434
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County