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Modest Sphinx

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large unknown sphinx moth–smerinthus??
Hi!
This beautiful-and very large moth appeared on the door of our camp in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in May 2007. Any ideas? Thanks!
Angie Lucas

Hi Angie,
This is a Modest Sphinx, Pachysphinx modesta.

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