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Dead Leaf Sphinx

Adhemarius tigrina

Photo by Rubens Araujo
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Streaked Sphinx

Protambulyx strigilis

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Sphgingidae, Smerinthinae, Smerinthini, Protambulyx strigilis. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7818 http://bugguide.net/node/view/96959 http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pstrigil.htm Adhemarius tigrina is very similar but has at least one dark spot more ;-)... http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/atigrtig.htm

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