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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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Large black and white moth - Sphinx perelegans
Copyright © 2016 junkyardsparkle

Large black and white moth - Sphinx perelegans
Lake Isabella vicinity, Kern County, California, USA
May 15, 2016
Size: ~6 cm
Head markings reminded me of a badger, couldn't discern antennae. Didn't seem particularly drawn to light.

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Contributed by junkyardsparkle on 19 May, 2016 - 2:13pm
Last updated 1 February, 2017 - 11:16am

Moved
Moved from Sphinx.
… Teá Montagna, 1 February, 2017 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 20 May, 2016 - 6:39am login or register to post comments

I think this is Sphinx perele
I think this is Sphinx perelegans. The antennae are visible in the head-on photo as the thin white cylinders extending from the head.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 19 May, 2016 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Yep, I noticed the antennae bases upon looking at the picture again, didn't know they tucked in like that. :)
… junkyardsparkle, 19 May, 2016 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

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