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I discovered a new species of moth and it's big and it bites!!!

I found a big moth and it bit me need help ID cause I think it bit my friend's horse too!! Can I name it because I discovered it?
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Contributed by Davester on 31 August, 2017 - 12:00am

Tabanus atratus?
Certainly no moth if it really did bite.
… Aaron Hunt, 26 September, 2017 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

It's a type of Sphinx moth. B
It's a type of Sphinx moth. But it did bite me somehow...
… Davester, 31 August, 2017 - 12:40am login or register to post comments

 
Do you have a photo? How do you know it's new?
Moths can't bite. They lack the mouthparts to bite. Sphinx moth do sometimes have large spines on their legs though.
… Kyhl Austin, 3 September, 2017 - 12:00am login or register to post comments

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