Moonflower, Moon Vine (Ipomoea alba)

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kyrose Bonnieville, KY Jun 01, 2006

Moonflower, Moon Vine
Ipomoea alba

Spinx Moth..Added bonus of the MOON VINE

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kniphofia Cramlington, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 02, 2006

What a great capture!

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pepper23 KC Metro area, MO(Zone 6a) Jun 02, 2006

Very cool picture!! i hope my moonflowers bloom this year. And my Hyainth Bean!!!

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peablossom7 Christiansburg, VA(Zone 6b) Aug 15, 2006

WOW thank you for clueing me in about this moth. I was at a friends house last year at night and must have seen these moths at the moonflower. I was convinced they were hummingbirds. I am growing one of these moonflowers for the first time this year and I have been waiting to see the hummingbirds come out at night..... haha

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JeffreyCaldwell Waldon, CA Sep 14, 2012

Looks like you photographed a Pink-spotted Hawkmoth (Agrius cingulatus, Sphingidae) visiting your moonflower. It is also gets hawkmoths, especially the Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta). Other visitors include the Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica) and White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata). Moonflower is often recommended for a moth garden.

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