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Pandora Sphinx

Posted by April 15th, 2010 at 7:41 am

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Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk Moths

Oleander Hawk Moth in VA?
April 15, 2010
Here’s a photo of a little guy that spent the whole day hanging out on a brick wall at a job site in Lorton, VA with me. He certainly looks like a Oleander Hawk Moth, but seems to be way out of his range.
Curious in Baltimore
Lorton, VA

pandora sphinx baltimore 200x300 Pandora Sphinx

Pandora Sphinx

Dear Curious,
While the coloration of your moth is similar to that of the Oleander Hawkmoth, your specimen is a different species in the same family.  Your Pandora Sphinx is a local species.

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