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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) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Ceratomia » Elm Sphinx - Hodges#7786 (Ceratomia amyntor)
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Hawk moth - Ceratomia amyntor - female
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Hawk moth - Ceratomia amyntor - Female
Hinsdale, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
June 11, 2021
This giant was half dead on my porch after a short rain. Seemed to be unable to fly; every time it tried to, it fell down.

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Hawk moth - Ceratomia amyntor - female Hawk moth - Ceratomia amyntor - female Hawk moth - Ceratomia amyntor - female
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Contributed by BugIdentifier on 11 June, 2021 - 10:58pm
Last updated 12 June, 2021 - 4:38pm

She laid eggs in her container. Will try to raise them
Moved from ID Request.
… BugIdentifier, 12 June, 2021 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool, sphingids are fun to re
Cool, sphingids are fun to rear. I would recommend putting her outside before you have too many eggs to deal with, I had a female Polyphemus moth in a bag for only 30 min, but she managed to lay over 60 eggs, and all but one hatched. I now have a huge bin full of caterpillars, they're eating and pooping machines!
… Hexapoda, 12 June, 2021 - 4:56pm login or register to post comments

I think it's in good enough c
I think it's in good enough condition to fly, just cold. I think sphingids need to warm up their thorax by vibrating their wings, meaning that they can't fly immediately, especially in colder weather. It will most likely fly off after dark.
… Hexapoda, 12 June, 2021 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

 
Even during the rain, the temp. outside was 90 degrees!
I think it is at the end of its life, unfortunately. Maybe died because of the heat.
… BugIdentifier, 12 June, 2021 - 9:00am login or register to post comments

 
Possibly, but I recall that s
Possibly, but I recall that sphingids maintain a thorax temperature of nearly 100 degrees in flight, 90 wouldn't kill it. They generally act that way in the day, when disturbed, they either sit still or flop to the ground.
… Hexapoda, 12 June, 2021 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

Looks like...
The discal spots are missing or obscure. Otherwise, it seems to be something like this.
Ceratomia amyntor: Elm Sphinx
… Bob Biagi, 12 June, 2021 - 12:27am login or register to post comments

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