Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1289595

Rustic sphinx
Manduca rustica

Observation date: August 23, 2020
Submitted by: debster
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Crawling across the paved greenway/warm & dry morning
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: January 02, 2022
Coordinator notes: Sphingidae sp., of course, but it's not obvious which one. MPG wasn't much help here... JRains http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/Sphinx/mrustrus.htm (Barb Sendelbach)
Checklist region(s): United States, North Carolina, Burke County