Manduca rustica rustica

Manduca rustica rustica
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Rustic Sphinx
(Fabricius, 1775) Sphinx

Manduca rustica fifth instar, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona,
feeding on Desert Willow, September 17, 2011, courtesy of Karen Riggs.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Manduca Hubner, [1807] ...........
Species: rustica rustica (Fabricius, 1775)

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