Manduca rustica rustica
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Rustic Sphinx
(Fabricius, 1775) Sphinx

Manduca rustica fifth instar, Columbia County, Georgia,
feeding on Gardenia jasminoides Radicans, August 15, 2012,
courtesy of Bob and Marsha Hamlin.

Manduca rustica fifth instar, Columbia County, Georgia,
feeding on Gardenia jasminoides Radicans, August 15, 2012,
courtesy of Bob and Marsha Hamlin.

Manduca rustica fifth instar, Columbia County, Georgia,
feeding on Gardenia jasminoides Radicans, August 15, 2012,
courtesy of Bob and Marsha Hamlin.

Manduca rustica fifth instar, Columbia County, Georgia,
feeding on Gardenia jasminoides Radicans, August 15, 2012,
courtesy of Bob and Marsha Hamlin.

Manduca rustica fifth instar, Columbia County, Georgia,
feeding on Gardenia jasminoides Radicans, August 15, 2012,
courtesy of Bob and Marsha Hamlin.

Manduca rustica fifth instar, Columbia County, Georgia,
feeding on Gardenia jasminoides Radicans, August 15, 2012,
courtesy of Bob and Marsha Hamlin.

Manduca rustica fifth instar, Columbia County, Georgia,
feeding on Gardenia jasminoides Radicans, August 15, 2012,
courtesy of Bob and Marsha Hamlin.

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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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