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Modest Sphinx or Big Poplar Sphinx Moth

Pachysphinx modesta

Photo by Mike Brown
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Habitat:

Deciduous forrest, woodland.

Notes:

He's resting on a cotton umbrella, which turned out to be the perfect background.

Species ID Suggestions

Modest Sphinx or Big Poplar Sphinx Moth

Pachysphinx modesta

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bayucca
Sphingidae, Smerinthinae, Smerinthini, Pachysphinx modesta. http://bugguide.net/node/view/469572
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PublishedJuly 4, 2013

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