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Catalpa Sphinx? - Ceratomia undulosa

Catalpa Sphinx? - Ceratomia undulosa
Parkhill Conservation Area, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
August 6, 2008
Came to light. These moths (and Catalpa trees) are common around here but now I wonder whether I've been misidentifying the moths as Waved Sphinx in the past (?). Is this a Catalpa Sphinx?

Moved
Moved from Ceratomia.

This is 7787 - Ceratomia undulosa - Waved Sphinx
Forewing has the well defined wavy black lines and the black dashes that cross the AM and PM lines.
Also note the white reniform spot compared to gray in Ceratomia catalpae
Nice photo!

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