Pink-spotted hawkmoth
Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Sphinginae
Identification: Body is robust. Abdomen tapers to a point and is grayish brown with pink bands. Forewing is mottled gray and brown; hindwing is gray with black bands and pink at the base.
Wing Span: 3 3/4 - 4 3/4 inches (9.5 - 12 cm).
Life History: Caterpillars are large and stout and have a horn at the end of the abdomen. They feed both day and night. Caterpillars pupate in chambers dug in the ground. Adults are very strong fliers.
Flight: . One flight from June-October in most of the range, several flights throughout the year in Florida and Louisiana.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), jimsonweed (Datura), and related plants.
Adult Food: Nectar from deep-throated flowers including moonflower (Calonyction aculeatum), morning glory (Convolvulus), and petunia (Petunia species).
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical lowlands, open areas.
Range: Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean to the southeastern United States, Texas, southern New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California; strays northward in the summer to British Columbia, Colorado, Michigan, and Maine.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: The caterpillars can be pests on sweet potatoes in the southern states.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Agrius cingulatus
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: DDutton
Region: Texas, San Saba County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 19, 2016
Observation date: Aug 06, 2016
Submitted by: Tom Raub
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2016
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: erica32paulk
Region: Dale County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Jul 30, 2016
Observation date: Oct 30, 2014
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Feb 27, 2016
Observation date: Sep 16, 2015
Submitted by: rosacmchenry@sb...
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jan 19, 2016
Observation date: Sep 19, 2015
Submitted by: rosacmchenry@sb...
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 19, 2016
Observation date: Oct 31, 2015
Submitted by: Canarvan
Region: Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 31, 2015
Observation date: Oct 25, 2015
Submitted by: Baygel
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 25, 2015
Observation date: Sep 03, 2015
Submitted by: Brittany6767
Region: Placer County, California, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 23, 2015
Observation date: Sep 15, 2015
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Oct 13, 2015
Observation date: Oct 01, 2015
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Oct 13, 2015
Observation date: Oct 08, 2015
Submitted by: rwbenson1
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2015
Observation date: Oct 02, 2015
Submitted by: pkallam
Region: Texas, Rockwall County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 02, 2015
Observation date: Sep 17, 2015
Submitted by: Britnmason
Region: Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 18, 2015
Observation date: Sep 08, 2015
Submitted by: Deb Hoagland
Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Sep 16, 2015
Observation date: Sep 05, 2015
Submitted by: Joseph Miller
Region: Reno County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 06, 2015
Observation date: Aug 20, 2015
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Sep 03, 2015
Observation date: Jul 26, 2015
Submitted by: Joehollyflores@...
Region: Texas, Parker County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 24, 2015
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jul 29, 2015
Observation date: Sep 27, 2011
Submitted by: greenesnake@yah...
Region: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Jul 27, 2015
Observation date: May 13, 2015
Submitted by: ilovebutterflies
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 15, 2015
Observation date: May 18, 2015
Submitted by: krancmm
Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 31, 2015
Observation date: Oct 26, 2014
Submitted by: krancmm
Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 31, 2015
Observation date: Sep 29, 2007
Submitted by: Margaret and I 1996
Region: Texas, Webb County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 10, 2015
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