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Blinded Sphinx

Paonias excaecata

Photo by tara.dick
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Field Notes

Description:

Very interesting dead leaf coloured moth with cut out wings. Body of moth is light brown with darker brown on it's back. Wings only attach at the head end of the body. Perhaps a type of sphinx moth?

Notes:

Found on window still.

Species ID Suggestions

Blinded Sphinx

Paonias excaecata

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (1)
bayucca
Sphingidae, Smerinthinae, Smerinthini, should be Paonias excaecata. http://bugguide.net/node/view/899701/bgimage http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paonias_excaecatus http://bugguide.net/node/view/803202/bgpage http://bugguide.net/node/view/4481/bgimage

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PublishedJuly 30, 2014

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