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Waved Sphinx - Hodges#7787 (Ceratomia undulosa)
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Copyright © 2006
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Moth, Fairfax Co., VA, 6 June 2006 -
Ceratomia undulosa
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
June 6, 2006
Size: approx 1.5 in. long
This moth was resting on the side of a plant pot in the early evening. The large size (approx 1.5 inches long) is what caught my attention.
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Contributed by
entangled
on 9 June, 2006 - 3:23pm
Last updated 10 June, 2006 - 12:00pm
7787 -- Waved Sphinx Moth -- Ceratomia undulosa
Bob Patterson
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Bob Patterson
, 9 June, 2006 - 6:41pm
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Thanks Bob
I would have been looking for a long time, trying to fit this into a Catocala species (which is what I hoped it was).
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, 10 June, 2006 - 12:02pm
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