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Small-Eyed Sphinx Moth - Paonias myops
Copyright © 2007 Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

Small-Eyed Sphinx Moth - Paonias myops
Norris City, White County, Illinois, USA
May 7, 2007
Size: Approx. 1.5 in. long
This moth had the strangest shaped wings I've ever seen. As it sat for the image, they were at least 2.25 inches wide at the wings.

Photographed using available daylight.

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Small-Eyed Sphinx Moth - Paonias myops Small-Eyed Sphinx Moth - Paonias myops
Contributed by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson on 10 May, 2007 - 11:18pm
Last updated 6 January, 2008 - 2:52am

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