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Carolina sphinx moth

(c) Richard Crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Carolina sphinx moth

Manduca sexta

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Large gray hawk moth with pink abdomen stripes. Caterpillars feed on nightshades; adults hover-pollinate petunias and datura at dusk.

Plants that support Carolina sphinx moth

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