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

Manduca sexta sexta fifth instar, Placentia, Orange County, California,
September 22, 2009, courtesy of Chuck Knight.

Manduca sexta sexta fifth instar, Placentia, Orange County, California,
September 22, 2009, courtesy of Chuck Knight.

Manduca sexta sexta fifth instar, Placentia, Orange County, California,
September 7, 2013, courtesy of Chuck Knight.

Manduca sexta sexta fifth instar, Placentia, Orange County, California,
September 14, 2013, courtesy of Chuck Knight.

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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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