Agrius cingulata

Agrius cingulata
ah-GREE-usmm sin-gue-LAY-ta
The Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
(Fabricius, 1775) Sphinx

Paul Ingram sent me this beautiful series of images of Agrius cingulata nectaring on Four O'Clocks in his yard in Vicksburg, Mississipi, 6:30pm.

Agrius cingulata, Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 7, 2007, courtesy of Paul Ingram.

Agrius cingulata, Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 7, 2007, courtesy of Paul Ingram.

Agrius cingulata, Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 7, 2007, courtesy of Paul Ingram.

Agrius cingulata, Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 7, 2007, courtesy of Paul Ingram.

Agrius cingulata, Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 7, 2007, courtesy of Paul Ingram.

Agrius cingulata, Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 7, 2007, courtesy of Paul Ingram.

Agrius cingulata, Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 7, 2007, courtesy of Paul Ingram.

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