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    Forum: Insect and Spider IdentificationReplies: 9, Views: 59
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    darius

    darius
    So.App.Mtns.
    United States (Zone 5b)

    August 1, 2002 1:23 PM

    Post #38238

    I found it buzzing around my porch light at 2AM, and it finally landed on the screen door. Color is not too good in the photo. It was nearly 3" long, so photo is nearly life-size.

    This message was edited Thursday, Aug 1st 10:47 AM

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    mark
    Antrim, Northern Ire
    United Kingdom (Zone 8b)

    August 1, 2002 1:59 PM

    Post #316639

    I'll tell you what it is!

    it's gorgeous

    and most like one of the Hawk moths or Sphinx moths
    tiG
    Newnan, GA (Zone 8a)

    August 1, 2002 2:16 PM

    Post #316648

    it is really cool!!
    Badseed
    Lynchburg, OH (Zone 6a)

    August 1, 2002 2:24 PM

    Post #316652

    I caught one of these when I was a little girl. It was so neat I put it in a coffee can so I could take it to school the next day. Much to my dismay, it had beat itself to death in the can. I felt horrible! Aren't they cool???
    Lophophora
    Tokyo
    Japan

    August 1, 2002 4:38 PM

    Post #316772

    Congrats darius - you got a great pic of one of the most beautiful N. American Moths! (IMHO ;)

    As mark said, a Hawk Moth (Sphingidae), either a
    Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/nc/1053...
    or an
    Intermediate sphinx (Eumorpha intermedia) http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/nc/1051...

    I'd put my money on it being the Pandorus...
    REDROSE
    New Iberia, LA (Zone 9a)

    August 1, 2002 9:21 PM

    Post #317090

    Oh my that's so beautiful!
    poppysue
    Westbrook, ME (Zone 5a)


    August 1, 2002 9:35 PM

    Post #317104

    Great picture!
    gardenwife
    Newark, OH (Zone 5b)

    August 1, 2002 10:11 PM

    Post #317150

    Zoinks -- That's great, Darius! Oh, I'd have loved to have seen that handsome thing on my door. *drool*

    darius

    darius
    So.App.Mtns.
    United States (Zone 5b)

    August 2, 2002 12:16 AM

    Post #317244

    Lophophora, Thanks! I looked at both links, and I'm not sure. I did notice the area for the Intermediate sphinx is smaller, and NC is listed, if that means anything.
    Floridian
    Lutz, FL (Zone 9b)


    August 2, 2002 10:31 PM

    Post #318133

    That's a great picture. And what a beautiful moth!

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