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Mournful Sphinx - Hodges#7851 (Enyo lugubris)
Photo#349535
Copyright © 2009
jim urbach
Moth -
Enyo lugubris
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Seminole County, Florida, USA
November 5, 2009
Found last evening on a tennis court. Placed on this tree for image taking this morning. Then released
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Contributed by
jim urbach
on 6 November, 2009 - 12:41pm
Last updated 6 November, 2009 - 10:36pm
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Ted Kropiewnicki
, 6 November, 2009 - 10:35pm
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Mournful Sphinx
Enyo lugabris
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Ryan St Laurent
, 6 November, 2009 - 1:42pm
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hey bud
drop me a line i seem to have lost you from my email.
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Edna Woodward
, 2 June, 2010 - 4:03pm
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Thanks Ryan Still have one
Thanks Ryan
Still have one other question.
The tail on this is different from the other one I just posted. Assuming both are mournful sphinx moths, which is the female? Yes their size is the same.
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jim urbach
, 6 November, 2009 - 2:28pm
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the sex
I didn't add this because I can't remember which is which based on the abdomen, I'm pretty sure the male is the one with the triangular shape on the tip of its abdomen and the female has the wider, less distinct abdomen. I can't find the resource that I had originally read it from.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 7 November, 2009 - 6:28am
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