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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) » Smerinthinae » Smerinthini » Smerinthus » Smerinthus astarte - Hodges#7822.2 (Smerinthus astarte)
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Mystery Moth - Smerinthus astarte
Copyright © 2016 Scooter210

Mystery Moth - Smerinthus astarte
Tabernash, Grand County, Colorado, USA
June 12, 2016
Grey and Black colors with black fuzzy face. Eyes not visible.
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Contributed by Scooter210 on 14 June, 2016 - 10:08pm
Last updated 24 September, 2021 - 4:49pm

Moved
Moved from One-eyed Sphinx.
… Steve Nanz, 24 September, 2021 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Aaron Hunt, 14 June, 2016 - 11:33pm login or register to post comments

Smerinthus, I think
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… Aaron Hunt, 14 June, 2016 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I appreciate your quick response. So excited to know the type of moth.
… Scooter210, 14 June, 2016 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes - One-eyed Sphinx…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 14 June, 2016 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
Thank you. The reference pic looks just like the moth that hung out at my house for two days.
… Scooter210, 14 June, 2016 - 10:37pm login or register to post comments

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