Manduca quinquemaculata quinquemaculata
 
  
Manduca quinquemaculatus
 Five-spotted hawkmoth
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(Haworth, 1803) Sphinx

Manduca quinquemaculatus, fifth instar, Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas,
June 4, 2007, courtesy of Jill Burrows.

Manduca quinquemaculatus, fifth instar, Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas,
June 4, 2007, courtesy of Jill Burrows.

Manduca quinquemaculatus, fifth instar, Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas,
June 4, 2007, courtesy of Jill Burrows.
Manduca quinquemaculatus two different color forms in the same brood.
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