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Field Notes

Description:

About 2" long,

Habitat:

South Florida

Notes:

Light pattern on back combined with front legs gives the appearance of a large spider.

Species ID Suggestions

Banded Sphinx Moth

Eumorpha fasciatus

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JoshuaGSmith
2

Vine Sphinx Moth

Eumorpha vitis
Graham Monroe
1

Comments (1)
Graham Monroe
It looks like the vine Sphinx moth, Eumorpha Vitis.

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Moths of the World
Photographed
PublishedMay 22, 2015

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