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Small-eyed Sphinx - Hodges#7825 (Paonias myops)
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Copyright © 2017
Schuyler
Moth drying wings -
Paonias myops
Albemarle, very close to Nelson County, Virginia, USA
August 10, 2017
The moth appeared to have recently emerged from a cocoon. I saw it shortly before dark.
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Contributed by
Schuyler
on 12 August, 2017 - 6:36pm
Last updated 13 August, 2017 - 1:13am
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Bob Biagi
, 13 August, 2017 - 1:13am
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Sphinx
Looks like a small-eyed Sphinx,
Paonias myops
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Molly Jacobson
, 12 August, 2017 - 7:12pm
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Small eyed sphinx
Many thanks Molly. It's a first for me. I had no idea there was a moth with wings that are kind of warped like that.
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Schuyler
, 12 August, 2017 - 7:58pm
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