Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 989715

Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta

Observation date: July 18, 2014
Submitted by: motherturtle
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: quietly attached to a cherry tomato plant in my garden, Wilmington, DE, mid-atlantic. 83degrees, partly sunny. Found droppings below, reminiscent of a raspberry, but brown and smaller.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 19, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Delaware, New Castle County