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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) » Macroglossinae » Dilophonotini » Enyo » Mournful Sphinx - Hodges#7851 (Enyo lugubris)
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mystery bug - Enyo lugubris
Copyright © 2009 CRYSTAL B

mystery bug - Enyo lugubris
hudson, pasco County, Florida, USA
June 25, 2009
Size: SIZE OF BUTTERFLY
I WAS SITTING OUTSIDE N NOTICED IT ON THE FENCE I THOUGHT IT WAS A BROWN LEAF STUCK TO THE FENCE WELL I WENT BACK INSIDE FOR A FEW HOURS THEN WENT BACK OUT IT FLEW TO THE GROUND SOOO IT WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY I WENT OVER AND TOOKE A PICTURE THEN GOT A LONG STICK AND POKED IT LIGHTLY IT FLEW INTO THE MULCH I WATCHED IT FOR AWHILE N IT JUST STAYED THEIR I WENT BACK INSIDE AND ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY CUZ I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. TRUST ME ITS NOT A BROWN LEAF BECAUSE LEAFS DONT FLY OR HAVE THESE HORN LOOKING THINGS PLEASE HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS IS ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY
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Contributed by CRYSTAL B on 25 June, 2009 - 1:29pm
Last updated 19 October, 2009 - 11:16pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Jason D. Roberts, 19 October, 2009 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 26 July, 2009 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

the common name is Mournful Sphinx moth
… Andrew Williams, 25 June, 2009 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

Enyo lugubris
...
… Harry Zirlin, 25 June, 2009 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

it's a moth, a sphinx moth of some type
...
… Andrew Williams, 25 June, 2009 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Every time I see one of these it reminds me
of something out of an ancient godzilla movie.lol
… J. Ott, 25 June, 2009 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
.
I'll bet their caterpillars don't spray silk out their mouths though ;)
… Andrew Williams, 25 June, 2009 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

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