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unknown Sphinx Moth (possibly Gaudy Sphinx?) - Pachylia ficus
Copyright © 2006 Chris Harrison

unknown Sphinx Moth (possibly Gaudy Sphinx?) - Pachylia ficus
Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
March 12, 2006
Size: ~3 in body length
We found this newly metamorphosed moth drying/expanding its wings on the underside of a cabbage palm in a city park. We couldn't get a photo of the dorsal surface of the wings as they were still too soft and we didn't want to damage the moth.

There was a distinct greenish cast to the upper surface of the wings.
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Contributed by Chris Harrison on 26 March, 2006 - 1:42am
Last updated 22 June, 2007 - 2:24pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 22 June, 2007 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

Pachylia ficus (7841)
The name of this moth is Pachylia ficus, Fig Sphinx.
… richard m. gillmore, 11 November, 2006 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

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