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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Darapsa » Azalea Sphinx - Hodges#7886 (Darapsa choerilus)
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Sphinx Moth-2 - Darapsa choerilus
Copyright © 2008 Gord Harrison

Sphinx Moth-2 - Darapsa choerilus
Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
June 22, 2008
Size: Medium Size
This lovely red-colored sphinx was on my porch wall this morning. Can someone ID it for me please?
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Contributed by Gord Harrison on 22 June, 2008 - 12:41pm
Last updated 16 November, 2008 - 7:12pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… J.D. Roberts, 16 November, 2008 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 24 July, 2008 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

possibly azalea sphinx
maybe this is an azalea sphinx.

Nina
… Nina, 22 June, 2008 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Sphinx Moth-2
Thanks for the information, Nina. I'll follow up on it.
… Gord Harrison, 22 June, 2008 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

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