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Brown 3" moth with yellowish-orange striped body (Carolina sphinx moth)

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Brown Sphinx Month
by: Anonymous

Thanks, Moni, for confirming what exactly this poor moth was! I appreciate the information!
Carolina sphinx moth
by: Moni

Rebecca,
You are correct it is a sphinx moth...the Carolina sphinx which is the adult of the tobacco hornworm.
It is very interesting that it died while feeding on the rose!
Not sure how that could have happened, but verrrry interesting.
The tongue is a good description and does work tho officially it is called a proboscis that is tube like so it can suck up the flower nectar.
The caterpillars feed on leaves of potato, tomato, tobacco, peppers, and eggplants.This is the Nightshade family--Solanaceae.

Thanks for sharing such an interesting photo!!

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