Manduca sexta sexta
man-DOO-kuhmm SEX-tuh
Butler, 1877
The Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta face, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, New Jersey,
nectaring at bouncing bet, July 2008, courtesy of Jeff Swick.

Manduca sexta tongue, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, New Jersey,
nectaring at bouncing bet, July 2008, courtesy of Jeff Swick.

Manduca sexta, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, New Jersey,
nectaring at bouncing bet, July 2008, courtesy of Jeff Swick.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802] Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802 Genus: Manduca Hubner, 1807 ........... Species: sexta sexta Butler, 1877

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