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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 » Paonias » Blinded Sphinx - Hodges#7824 (Paonias excaecata)
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Moth - Paonias excaecata - male
Copyright © 2010 Sara Anne

Moth - Paonias excaecata - Male
Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
July 4, 2010

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Contributed by Sara Anne on 5 July, 2010 - 6:36pm
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This will add Rhode Island to the Bug Guide map for 7824 - Paonias excaecatus
… Maury J. Heiman, 6 July, 2010 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

Blinded Sphinx
This is Paonias excaecatus, the Blinded Sphinx Moth. I live in Washington CO. RI as well! Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ryan St Laurent, 5 July, 2010 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
i love your photos! I had never seen a moth like that til the other night, i hope to see some more luna's this year... i have only seen ONE & didnt have any of my cameras :[ The population has dropped [of luna moths] threw the past years.
… Sara Anne, 5 July, 2010 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I have come across blinded sphinx larvae around here occasionally and one adult last year. Lunas, I find, are fairly common if you know where to look and/or have a female to attract wild males. I think so far I alone have seen 2 lunas, a friend reported one nearby, and someone else I know reported 3 in the county north of Washington. I think they have dropped in population, but I feel as though they are making a come back.

Also if you ever want to find wild luna larvae in southern RI, I recommend checking Black Tupelo (Nyssa Sylvatica) as I find that to be their favorite host in RI.

(edit)Just found a blinded sphinx today!
… Ryan St Laurent, 6 July, 2010 - 8:09am login or register to post comments

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