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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 » Macroglossini » Sphecodina » Abbott's Sphinx - Hodges#7870 (Sphecodina abbottii)
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Abbott's Sphinx - Sphecodina abbottii
Copyright © 2006 Janice Stiefel

Abbott's Sphinx - Sphecodina abbottii
Fish Creek, Town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
April 25, 2003
Adult eclosed from overwintering pupa.

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Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 11 January, 2006 - 7:02pm
Last updated 3 April, 2006 - 6:21pm

This is really a beautiful sp
This is really a beautiful specimen but I'm confused about the variations in the adult examples of Abbott's Sphinx, using the 'search' feature here.
… freda holmes, 13 September, 2008 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

Wonderful images, metric units preferred
I'm enjoying the wonderful images, new species, and localities you have been sharing over the past few days. One minor editorial note--metric units are preferred on the site, if possible.

An odd projection from the abdominal tip of this moth. I wonder if that's an ovipositor of some sort? I've not seen that, or noticed it, on specimens I've seen.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 11 January, 2006 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Rich colors!
The colors are richer than on the other photos of this species. About the tip of the abdomen: could it be that this is the way it looks when newly eclosed? May be it fans out later on.
… Beatriz Moisset, 12 January, 2006 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

 
Colors
Yes, I noticed the brightness of the colors. The ones I've photographed have all been buzzing about lights for some time, so that makes sense.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 12 January, 2006 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

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