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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 » Twin-spotted Sphinx - Hodges#7821 (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
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Smerinthus jamaicensis
Copyright © 2011 metrioptera

Smerinthus jamaicensis
Sanbornville, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
June 9, 2011
Size: 2.2 cm body length
At light.
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Contributed by metrioptera on 10 June, 2011 - 10:15am
Last updated 18 January, 2018 - 12:32pm

Smerinthus jamaicensis - Twin-spotted Sphinx - Hodges #7821
Moved from One-eyed Sphinx.

notice the U shaped arch at the apex of the forewing, also the dark shaded bar between the am and pm line
… Maury J. Heiman, 16 August, 2011 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… metrioptera, 10 June, 2011 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

cerisyi allright
Species Smerinthus cerisyi - One-eyed Sphinx - Hodges#7822
… Edna Woodward, 10 June, 2011 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

 
confusing comments...
Sorry guys, I have trouble following the posts: "removed from moths", "one-eyed sphinx", "removed from one-eyed sphinx," now identified as twin-spotted sphinx. Male? Female? Defined by antennae or abdomen? I still don't get what is the final call on this one.
… freda holmes, 16 May, 2012 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Smerinthus jamaicensis - Twin-spotted Sphinx - Hodges #7821
Freda, the males usually rest with the abdomen curved upwards and the females have a more rounded, plumper abdomen as the one in the photo linked below. The "Moved" on a post is just a note automatically added by the system when photos are moved to another level in the guide. The confusion on your Smerinthus jamaicensis photos was caused when Ryan moved your moth to the same place twice on accident. Your moth is also Smerinthus jamaicensis. The species determination will be the first name in bold letters directly below the photo. Hope this helps.
Thanks

female
… Maury J. Heiman, 17 May, 2012 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

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