Agrius cingulata

Agrius cingulata
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The Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
(Fabricius, 1775) Sphinx

Agrius cingulata male, 88mm, Camacan, Bahia, Brasil,
September-October, 2011, 800ft, courtesy of Frank West.

Agrius cingulata female, 116mm, Rondonia, Brasil,
August, 1991, courtesy of Frank West.

Agrius cingulata male, 92mm, Patulul, Suchitepequez, Guatemala,
July 3, 2005, 4500ft., courtesy of Frank West.

Agrius cingulata female, 106mm, Izabal, near Morales, Guatemala,
August, 2006, 3800ft., courtesy of Frank West.

Note the following characters in males: smaller wingspan, thicker and longer antennae, and straighter forewing outer margin (more convex in females), compared to females.

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