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Hey Bugman!
My son and I found these beauties at Moose Lake in south-eastern Manitoba, Canada and took these at about 11:30 p.m. June 25th. They were both of similar size, but we didn’t think to measure or estimate. We were too excited! What are they?
Laurell
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Hi Laurell,
Letters like yours are causing us to mentally curse at our internet provider, Earthlink. Since being downgraded to dialup, the time spent answering just one letter has multiplied significantly. We downloaded your first 1.8M image, and it took about 15 minutes. It is a Modest Sphinx, Pachysphinx modesta, also sometimes called the Big Poplar Sphinx. The Big Poplar Sphinx is also the common name for a closely related species, Pachysphinx occidentalis. We are still waiting to see what your other moth might be. Your second Sphinx is a Blinded Sphinx, Paonias excaecatus.
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