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Pacific Green Sphinx Moth - Proserpinus lucidus
Copyright © 2018 C. Fred Zeillemaker

Pacific Green Sphinx Moth - Proserpinus lucidus
11.4 mi N of Ola, Gem County, Idaho, USA
March 17, 2018
First record for third week of March here. Attracted to reptile (UVB) light at Xylem Acres during evening of March 16, then remained until the following day (when photographed) on a protected porch mat below the light through subfreezing temperatures and 5 inches of snow.
Contributed by C. Fred Zeillemaker on 17 March, 2018 - 2:24pm
Last updated 25 March, 2018 - 1:57pm

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