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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) » Smerinthinae » Smerinthini » Smerinthus » Smerinthus ophthalmica - Hodges#7822.1 (Smerinthus ophthalmica)
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One-eyed Sphinx Moth - Smerinthus ophthalmica - female
Copyright © 2010 Alice Cavette

One-eyed Sphinx Moth - Smerinthus ophthalmica - Female
Lake Elizabeth, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA
February 17, 2010
Size: 6cm L - photo width 6cm
Found on lakeside Willow tree where pupal casings of Carpenterworm Moth (Prionoxystus robiniae) were found last year.

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One-eyed Sphinx Moth - Smerinthus ophthalmica - female One-eyed Sphinx Moth - Smerinthus ophthalmica - female
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Contributed by Alice Cavette on 17 February, 2010 - 4:26pm
Last updated 24 September, 2021 - 4:41pm

Moved
Moved from One-eyed Sphinx.
… Steve Nanz, 24 September, 2021 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Alice Cavette, 17 February, 2010 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

Sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi, a big female by the looks of that abdomen.
… Ryan St Laurent, 17 February, 2010 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

 
One-eyed Sphinx
One minute before you commented, I found the One-eyed Sphinx :)

Should we be able to see the spots shown in other photos if we see her again?
… Alice Cavette, 17 February, 2010 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
You can, just carefully push up the forewings to reveal the hindwings.
… Ryan St Laurent, 17 February, 2010 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

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