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Medium Sized Moth - Amorpha juglandis - female
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Medium Sized Moth - Amorpha juglandis - Female
Spring Hill, Kansas, USA
June 15, 2016
Size: 65mm
Contributed by KeenKrafter on 29 July, 2016 - 12:55pm
Last updated 29 October, 2018 - 9:57pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Teá Montagna, 1 August, 2016 - 2:00pm

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I believe from the concave shape of the inner margin of the forewing that this is a Sphinx Moth, possibly and another . This is not the most common pose for this species.
… A. Hendrickson, 31 July, 2016 - 11:50pm

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