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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Melittiini » Eichlinia » Glorious Squash Vine Borer - Hodges#2540 (Eichlinia gloriosa)
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bizarre moth - Eichlinia gloriosa
Copyright © 2008 Bob Beatson

bizarre moth - Eichlinia gloriosa
Pima Canyon, Santa Catalina Mts, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 31, 2008
1st of 2 images. Some kind of Sphinx Moth? Note metallic blue "tails". Had bright red/orange unders when it flew. Looked for this in Sphinx images in Bugguide to no avail. Does anyone have any idea what in'a world this one is??

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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 1 September, 2008 - 4:19pm

Pretty certain.
Pretty certain this is what it is. They are much larger than the eastern species I was familiar with before I came out here:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 September, 2008 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric,
Pretty certain you nailed it. Curiously, it looked like the blue tails came off the hind wing on my image - good to see where they came from - still a very bizarre moth, and beautiful.
… Bob Beatson, 1 September, 2008 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome.
Keep up the great photography.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 September, 2008 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

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