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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