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Waved Sphinx Moth

Ceratomia undulosa

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Field Notes

Description:

Giant moth

Notes:

Approximately 3 inches wide at bottom!

Species ID Suggestions

Waved Sphinx

Ceratomia undulosa
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (2)
Jacob Gorneau
Here is my reference link: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7787 Moths sometimes referred to the common gray moth are in the genus Iridopsis, are smaller, and hold their wings in a different fashion.

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PublishedAugust 14, 2013

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