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#1919Species-level IDRelatively commonAnimalNative range keys: north_americaTier E

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Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

Agrius cingulata

The Night-Roaming Nectar Seeker. The Night-Roaming Nectar Seeker. Quiet persistence can carry delicate work across great distances and dark hours.

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Pink-spotted Hawkmoth at a glance

Animal · Native range keys: north_america · Relatively common

Known for: Recognized in AnimalDex as Pink-spotted Hawkmoth, Indexed profile #1919

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Understand the Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

Factual biology first: what this animal is like, where it lives, how it survives, and why those traits exist.

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Introduction to Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

The Night-Roaming Nectar Seeker. The Night-Roaming Nectar Seeker. Quiet persistence can carry delicate work across great distances and dark hours.

How to identify a Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

  • Recognized in AnimalDex as Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
  • Indexed profile #1919

02

Adaptations and biological abilities

Dominance11
Speed63
Size5
Intelligence9
Rarity24
ESurvives by avoiding contests

03

Why does Pink-spotted Hawkmoth behave this way?

  • Embrace the night to find your path with clarity.

04

Why Native range keys: north_america?

Habitat: Native range keys: north_america, south_america.

Native range: Native range keys: north_america, south_america.

Native range

Natural range, not this specific capture location.

Broad land range
North AmericaSouth America

Native range keys: north_america, south_america.

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Why this diet?

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth is a carnivorous bird of prey that feeds on animal food captured or scavenged in its hunting range.

  • Small mammals and birds
  • Reptiles, amphibians, or insects depending on size
  • Carrion when the opportunity is efficient

Prey choice changes with season, hunting habitat, and how much energy the bird spends to secure each meal.

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Conservation and rarity

Rarity: Relatively common · 24/100. AnimalDex canonical rarity score: 24/100, maintained by the live indexed species profile.

  • Observe from a respectful distance and avoid changing the animal's behavior.
  • Do not block feeding, shelter, nesting, or travel routes.
  • Use a live camera capture without handling or staging wildlife.

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Where to find them

Where to find Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

To find Pink-spotted Hawkmoth in the wild, focus on the exact habitat patches that match its body design and daily behavior, not just the broad country where it exists. You usually do better by working one good piece of habitat inside native range keys: north_america, south_america. than by covering too much ground.

  • Native range keys: north_america, south_america.
  • Protected habitat blocks within native range keys: north_america, south_america.
Story

The Night-Roaming Nectar Seeker. Quiet persistence can carry delicate work across great distances and dark hours.

Native range

Natural range, not this capture location

Broad land range
North America
South America

Native range keys: north_america, south_america.

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Scientific name

Agrius cingulata

Category

Animal

Habitat

Native range keys: north_america, south_america.

Rarity

Relatively common · 24/100

Native range

Native range keys: north_america, south_america.

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