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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Citheronia » Pine Devil Moth - Hodges#7708 (Citheronia sepulcralis)
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Pine Devil Moth - Top View - Citheronia sepulcralis - female
Copyright © 2006 Elissa Malcohn

Pine Devil Moth - Top View - Citheronia sepulcralis - Female
Beverly Hills, Citrus County, Florida, USA
May 22, 2006
Size: apx. 2 in., wings folded
Found around 9:30 PM outside the local bakery.

I initially wrote, "I'm pretty sure is was a Sphinx, but beyond that I'm stumped. It seems to share certain attributes with the Carolina, Catalpa (less so), Walnut, and Fig, but doesn't particularly fit any of them entirely. This one also looks like it's been in a battle or has a bad case of mange. I suspect it's a female, given its broad body and narrow antennae, but am not completely certain."

Not a Sphinx after all! This one's in the Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths).

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Contributed by Elissa Malcohn on 23 May, 2006 - 2:11am
Last updated 4 June, 2006 - 11:43am

Probably an Extremely Worn...
... 7706 -- Royal Walnut Moth -- Citheronia regalis
… Bob Patterson, 23 May, 2006 - 4:06am login or register to post comments

 
Au contraire--Pine Devil!
Ah, Bob, I am so surprised to recognize a moth that you do not. (Your knowledge of moths is so encyclopedic, I thought this could never happen.) Right genus, wrong species. This is Hodges 7708, the Pine Devil Moth, Citheronia sepulcralis. I've only seen it twice, and only got a set of photos once:

Good find, Elissa, and thanks for all your help, Bob. It is a pleasure to be able to repay it in some small way.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 23 May, 2006 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

 
Good Work, Patrick!
.... Tony Thomas warned me some time ago about thinking something is worn when it is not. I fixated on the red veins and didn't think about looking beyond my first guess. Thanks for setting me straight. I hope I'll remember this lesson!
… Bob Patterson, 23 May, 2006 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Wow, not a Sphinx after all! Thanks to you and Patrick for all your help!
… Elissa Malcohn, 23 May, 2006 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, a Silk moth--moved to guide
Yes, it does look like a Sphinx, but it's a Saturnid.

I'll move images to guide.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 23 May, 2006 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

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