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Giant Silk MothsI have some pics to donate and maybe a question or two.
I am a student at the
University of West Florida and am an photographer and naturalist much as you folks seem to be. All of these pictures excepting the first was taken with a Nikon D50 at the finest JPEG setting and 3008×2000 as the image size so high resolution copies are available upon request (these are all at 25% original size). They were also taken in either Pensacola or Panama City, Florida which are identical in climate and geography. Spotted Apatelodes I think. Taken by my friend at a Sonic two nights ago. I hope to send more pictures to you in the future. Most will be from the UWF nature preserve.
Chris Mathers
UWF Pensacola, Florida
Hi Chris,
This is indeed a Spotted Apatelodes Moth. Just yesterday we got a wonderful photo of a caterpillar from this species. The moth you described is some species of Sphinx Moth and we have three pages devoted to the family Sphingidae.
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