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Sphingidae: Erinnyis obscura - Erinnyis obscura
Copyright © 2015 Carl Barrentine

Sphingidae: Erinnyis obscura - Erinnyis obscura
Emerado, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
September 5, 2015
Size: Length ~ 3.5 cm
This specimen may be an example of Erinnyis obscura (7837). A first for North Dakota, I think. More evidence of climate change? This specimen was collected and is archived in the NDSIRC at NDSU, Fargo, North Dakota (contact Dr. Gerald Fauske).

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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 5 September, 2015 - 12:24pm
Last updated 21 October, 2015 - 9:53am

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