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Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk MothsLarge moth in South Florida
Hi,
My husband spotted this moth during the day in our screen room, We live in the Tampa, Florida area and are wondeirng what kind of moth this is. I’ve looked at the moth sections on your page and cannot find anything similar. I’ve also done several searches using Goolge but haven’t had any luck so far. It seems to have a similar body shape to the Sphinx moths, but it’s hard for me to tell, as most pictures I find on the web are of moths with their wings extended and not folded up. Any help you can give in identifying this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Carlene
Hi Carlene,
Your letter has left us deeply disturbed. We have searched high and low on our site to locate a gorgeous photo we once received of a Gaudy Sphinx, Eumorpha labruscae. That photo showed the beautiful blue underwings. Now, thanks to you, the species is once again represented on our site, though we can’t imagine how we lost the previous image. Here is a link with additional information.
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