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Pine Devil Moth - Rear View - Citheronia sepulcralis - female

Pine Devil Moth - Rear 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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Pine Devil Moth - Top View - Citheronia sepulcralis - female Pine Devil Moth - Side View - Citheronia sepulcralis - female Pine Devil Moth - Rear View - Citheronia sepulcralis - female Pine Devil Moth - Front View - Citheronia sepulcralis - female