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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Smerinthinae » Smerinthini » Pachysphinx » Modest Sphinx - Hodges#7828 (Pachysphinx modesta)
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Large moth on gas pump - Pachysphinx modesta
Copyright © 2012 Mike Manley

Large moth on gas pump - Pachysphinx modesta
Wever, Lee County, Iowa, USA
July 25, 2012
I couldn't help notice this large moth on the gas pump.
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Contributed by Mike Manley on 3 August, 2012 - 6:43pm

Sphingidae
compare with Big Poplar Sphinx Moth – Pachysphinx modesta - Hodges #7828

I will try to post a link to a photo here: [155831]
… Marcia Morris, 3 August, 2012 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
links > how to information
Marcia, information on how to post links and thumbnails can be found in the guide here.
Thanks
… Maury J. Heiman, 3 August, 2012 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

Pachysphinx modesta - Modest Sphinx - Hodges #7828
Moved from ID Request.

Welcome to Bug Guide.
Information can be found by clicking the tan colored tabs above your photo. Cropped your photo to show mainly the moth.
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… Maury J. Heiman, 3 August, 2012 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

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