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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Smerinthinae » Smerinthini » Amorpha » Walnut Sphinx - Hodges#7827 (Amorpha juglandis)
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Amorpha juglandis - male
Copyright © 2006 waynecuff7

Amorpha juglandis - Male
Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas, USA
September 14, 2006
At first look I thought the moth was injured, upon closed examination, I realized he was created this way. Any thoughts as to the identification? THANKS!
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Contributed by waynecuff7 on 14 September, 2006 - 7:43pm
Last updated 4 August, 2007 - 4:00pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 November, 2006 - 2:09pm login or register to post comments

It's a sphinx moth
and after browsing the ones in the guide I think perhaps it's Amorpha juglandis. Wait for a second opinion on that, though.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 14 September, 2006 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

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