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Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk MothsSphinx Moths
Hey,
Thanks so much for your wonderful website. A while ago you put up my picture of a robber fly eating a Japanese beetle on your site. My kids were thrilled. They check your site constantly. Last night and tonight these two moths visited some planters of impatiens on our patio. One looks like a white stripe sphinx, but I couldn’t figure out what the darker one is. If I had to, I’d guess a Nessus. Any idea? Thanks,
Andrew
Baldwin, MD
Hi Andrew,
The sphinx in question is a Pawpaw Sphinx, Dolba hyloeus, a new species for our site. We identified it thanks to photos and information on Bill Oehlke’s excellent website.
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