Rustic Sphinx
I had a pretty good day with the sphinxes!
This handsome specimen suggests Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica)...though they typically tend to range further south.
(Wagner's Guide indicates that they stray northward.
His words, "..Note the extremely granulated horn." are pretty convincing.)
This sphinx has similarly bordered (but lighter) abdominal bands...and the head pattern seem right.
I welcome other opinions.
(The host tree was not recognized.)
Bynum Run (Edgewood Quad)
Harford County, Maryland
August 21, 2016
Rustic Sphinx
I had a pretty good day with the sphinxes!
This handsome specimen suggests Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica)...though they typically tend to range further south.
(Wagner's Guide indicates that they stray northward.
His words, "..Note the extremely granulated horn." are pretty convincing.)
This sphinx has similarly bordered (but lighter) abdominal bands...and the head pattern seem right.
I welcome other opinions.
(The host tree was not recognized.)
Bynum Run (Edgewood Quad)
Harford County, Maryland
August 21, 2016