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Blinded Sphinx

Posted by June 30th, 2006 at 12:00 am

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Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk Moths

Odd torn wing moth…
Of all the moths we see around every year, we haven’t seen anything like this and was wondering could you identify it for us? We live in Northern California near Oregon. We found it inside our house.

blinded sphinx ca Blinded Sphinx

Your moth is a Blinded Sphinx, Paonias excaecata. You can find more information on this moth on Bill Oehlke’s excellent website.

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