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Field Notes

Description:

Large spotted moth

Species ID Suggestions

Waved Sphinx Moth

Ceratomia undulosa

Humming Bird Moth?

Walnut Sphinx Moth

Amorpha juglandis

Comments (4)

My previous suggestion of Amorpha juglandis was very much incorrect. Ceratomia sp., for sure. Would need a dorsal to confirm species.
It definitely does not look like a hummingbird moth...
How big is it approximately? Doesn't seem like a hummingbird moth.
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PublishedMay 6, 2011

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