Subject: Moth
Geographic location of the bug: Nc
Date: 08/14/2021
Time: 09:36 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Do you know what this is?
How you want your letter signed: Pamela Grissom
Dear Pamela,
This is a Banded Sphinx, Eumorpha fasciatus. According to BugGuide: “Strong white bands on wings. Brown band on costa (leading edge of forewing) distinguishes from the similar, less widespread, Vine Sphinx, E. vitis.”