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fig sphinx

pachylia ficus

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Field Notes

Habitat:

underside of leaf picked up with a stick when it decided to fly seemed much like a hummingbird about three inches across

Species ID Suggestions

Fig Sphinx

Pachylia ficus

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
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Sphingidae, Macroglossinae, Dilophonotini, Pachylia ficus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachylia_ficus http://bugguide.net/node/view/8182/bgimage

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PublishedOctober 12, 2013

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