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Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, September 4, 2008
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The Sphingidae of Delaware

Manduca quinquemaculatus, Bethel, Sussex County, Delaware,
August 9, 2006, 7:30 pm, courtesy of Debbie Hall.
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(species; location [county]; date) to
Bill Oehlke.
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Sphinginae subfamily
Sphingini Tribe:
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Manduca rustica on sunflower, Selbyville, Sussex County, Delaware, courtesy of
Ruth Koontz.
Ruth sent me the above image for confirmation of id. Since
Manduca rustica is not listed on the USGS site for Delaware,
we had some difficulties. Initially we both thought it to be
Ceratomia undulosa, but the large size and foodplant did not
seem to match. I sent the image to Jim Tuttle who wrote back,
"It is Manduca rustica.... a very interesting
foodplant record, but then again Manduca muscosa feeds on
members of that plant family too in Costa Rica and Arizona."
Individual county checklists (adult moths): Counties will be completed as sightings
arrive.
Currently only those in red are active.
Individual county checklists (larvae): Counties will be completed as sightings
arrive.
Currently only those in red are active.
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Please help to build the data base by sending sightings,
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Hemaris thysbe nectaring on lantana, July 10, 2007,
courtesy of Nicole Kovacs.
Nicole Kovacs writes, "Thank goodness for your site. I described
this insect to a neighbor and I think she thought I was losing my
mind.
"We have almost daily visits to our deck planters by a clearwing
hummingbird moth. We live in Delaware. The first sighting was in
June, and still in July we are still seeing it. The first visit was
on a red petunia hanging basket. But now in bloom are the yellow
lantana to which it has been showing a preference."
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