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Blinded Sphinx Moth

Paonias excaecata

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Photo taken by my daughter. Hiking the Appalachian Trail! ...1 of 160,000 moth species in the world, as compared to just 20,000 butterfly species. https://www.facebook.com/CenterforBioDiv/videos/10154438560120460/

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Blinded Sphinx Moth

Paonias excaecata

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