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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) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Sphinx » Elegant Sphinx - Hodges#7805 (Sphinx perelegans)
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Moth on the outside of a bathroom screen - Sphinx perelegans
Copyright © 2015 Chuck Schussman

Moth on the outside of a bathroom screen - Sphinx perelegans
Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County, California, USA
July 24, 2015
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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 25 July, 2015 - 11:43am
Last updated 27 April, 2023 - 5:38pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx.
… Teá Montagna, 27 April, 2023 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

I think Skip is right. . Not only is the range better but I believe the Wild Cherry Sphinx usually has more dramatic coloring and I see a little difference in the little vertical lines going into the ST area. But they are close enough to let the experts decide.
… A. Hendrickson, 28 July, 2015 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth
Scientific name Sphinx drupiferarum.
… Indigo Horse, 25 July, 2015 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Known from S California?
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… Skip Blanchard, 25 July, 2015 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe Sphinx perelegans?
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… Skip Blanchard, 25 July, 2015 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Sphinx perelegans
Yeah, that fits better.
… Indigo Horse, 26 July, 2015 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

 
But still, it's a suggestion, not an identification.
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… Skip Blanchard, 26 July, 2015 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

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