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Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk MothsIs this a moth??
Location: Maumelle, Arkansas
August 31, 2011 5:46 pm
This is hanging out on the wall of our covered porch. My boyfriend and I are wondering if it is a moth and if that is a stinger on its tail. It is in the upper nineties right now and we have been getting around a storm a week for the past month. It has been there all day without moving.
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Tersa Sphinx
Dear WITW,
This aerodynamic moth is a Sphinx Moth in the family Sphingidae. The species is Xylophanes tersa, commonly called the Tersa Sphinx and you may verify our identification on the Sphingidae of the Americas website.
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