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A hawkmoth, parent of the notorious tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata). These large sphinx moths are common visitors to night-blooming Datura flowers in my New Mexico garden.
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Horseweed supporting aphids, which attract many beneficial/predatory insects and parasitic wasps. New Mexico, USA.
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I usually don't see my first Protandrena until mid-August, so this male was a pleasant surprise yesterday. Native solitary bee in New Mexico, USA.
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