Manduca quinquemaculata quinquemaculata

Manduca quinquemaculatus
Five-spotted hawkmoth
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(Haworth, 1803) Sphinx

Manduca quinquemaculatus, nectaring at petunia,
Noelridge Park, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, September 4, 2011, courtesy of Tom Jantscher.

Manduca quinquemaculatus, Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center, Linn County, Iowa,
June 27, 2012, courtesy of Tom Jantscher.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Manduca Hubner, 1807 ...........
Species: quinquemaculatus Haworth, 1803

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