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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 ophthalmica - Hodges#7822.1 (Smerinthus ophthalmica)
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What kind of moth is this? - Smerinthus ophthalmica
Copyright © 2017 Marcia

What kind of moth is this? - Smerinthus ophthalmica
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
July 26, 2017
Size: ~ 4 inches
Sorry, this photo was taken with my phone at work, not an actual camera; therefore the quality is quite poor. This moth was on the wall beside our back door at ~ 1:00 pm. It was not in the slightest bit concerned by my ogling. I've googled photos of moths and wonder if this is a kind of hawk moth. Five years ago I found a larval version of a hawk moth in our backyard, and submitted the photo here where it was properly identified.
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Contributed by Marcia on 30 July, 2017 - 4:42pm
Last updated 24 September, 2021 - 5:13pm

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Great, thank you so much for
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