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Four Horned Sphinx or Elm Sphinx
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This 4 inched wing span moth decided
to visit my outdoor light tonight times three.
I invited it inside to get a better photo.
My daughter Anna assisted.
My wife Barb balked at the photo opportunity.
Cool photo.
Aren't they the same moth?
I like the way his front legs grip on like a bat. Cool photo.
yes...was way it was identified on google.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobbyg
thought it might be a waxed moth....still not 100 percent sure.
That is awesome. Wish they got that big here. That's big enough to make a bat think twice.
I get Sphinx moths up in the Sierras around my cabin. I call it the mouse head moth as the head is so large and "furry" that it's hard to believe it's an insect. They appear for only a few weeks just after the June bugs arrive. They are more rose colored than the one in your photo. They are magnificent insects even when resting.