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Blinded Sphinx

Posted by July 18th, 2005 at 12:00 am

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Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk Moths

unknown moth
This moth was on the side of my sister’s house about 30 miles north of Bangor , Maine . The pictures were taken on 7 July 2005 . I have tried and several are close but I’m not sure about a match.
Thank you,
John

blinded sphinx john Blinded Sphinx

Hi John,
This is a Blinded Sphinx, Paonias excaecatus.

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