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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) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Sphinx » Wild Cherry Sphinx - Hodges#7812 (Sphinx drupiferarum)
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A large moth? - Sphinx drupiferarum
Copyright © 2011 barbhilliard

A large moth? - Sphinx drupiferarum
Boise, ID, Ada County, Idaho, USA
June 15, 2011
Size: 2 1/2 - 3"
I noticed this bug yesterday and it is still in the same place 24 hours later.
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Contributed by barbhilliard on 16 June, 2011 - 4:16pm
Last updated 16 December, 2012 - 9:33am

yes, Sphinx drupiferarum - Wild Cherry Sphinx - Hodges#7812
Moved from Sphinx Moths.

Only photo on Bug Guide so far from Idaho.
Thanks Edna!
… Maury J. Heiman, 16 December, 2012 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 12 November, 2012 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jason D. Roberts, 9 July, 2011 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

looks like
Wild Cherry Sphinx - Hodges#7812 (Sphinx drupiferarum)
but i could be wrong it could be a plain old elegant sphinx.
if its under a light, thurn the light off tonight or move it gently onto astick and take it away from night lights, lights befuddle moths.
… Edna Woodward, 16 June, 2011 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

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