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Pandorus Sphinx

Eumorpha pandorus

Photo by DaniKautz
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Field Notes

Description:

Hairless pink and large. Head portion more narrow than the desk if the body. 1 false eye on the rear end. Head could be tucked into the body. White spots along sides and purple smaller spots all over but collected at head end

Habitat:

Crawling on chicken of the woods under a living tree

Species ID Suggestions

Pandorus Sphinx

Eumorpha pandorus

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Dan Doucette
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Comments (5)
RiekoS
Beautiful. Dan, do they come in different colors? Cheryl Lee's moth was in deep red.
DaniKautz
Whoa! Thanks for the id, I had no idea a moth like that existed around here!

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PublishedOctober 17, 2013

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