Pink Spotted Hawk moth (Agrius cingulatus)

Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info) Family: Sphingidae (SFIN-gi-dee) (Info) Genus: Agrius (AG-ree-us) (Info) Species: cingulatus (sing-yoo-LAY-tus) (Info) Profile: 2 positives No neutrals 1 negative Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Brooksville, Florida Jeffersonville, Indiana Coushatta, Louisiana Audubon, New Jersey Malverne, New York Greensboro, North Carolina Arlington, Texas Edinburg, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Plano, Texas Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Positive debrasew On Aug 16, 2006, debrasew from Audubon, NJ (Zone 6b) wrote: I had this creature in my gardens for most of July, August and September last year. It loved my moonflowers and my 4o'clocks. I thought I spotted one this year. I saw it every night for about a week, and now I haven't seen it for a few days. I have an automatic RUN feeling when I see it, but I miss it when it's gone! Positive TexasPuddyPrint On Nov 19, 2006, TexasPuddyPrint from Edinburg, TX wrote: Have seen a moth or two around the yard. The caterpillar in my photo was munching down on my yellow morning glory vine (ipomoea ochracea)...and it sure ate!!! Negative cowpea123 On Nov 27, 2008, cowpea123 from Coushatta, LA wrote: It eats privet too and sweet potato.

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