The Azalea Sphinx is a small, colorful hawk moth with rose-pink hindwings and a chunky, olive-brown body. Adults fly at dusk and are often mistaken for hummingbirds as they hover at flowers. The fat green caterpillar feeds on viburnum and blueberry and pupates underground.
Habitat
Wooded gardens, forest edges, and shrubby thickets
Diet
Larvae: viburnum, blueberry, and azalea. Adults: nectar
How common
Common
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