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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) » Macroglossinae » Dilophonotini » Enyo » Mournful Sphinx - Hodges#7851 (Enyo lugubris)
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Moth - Enyo lugubris
Copyright © 2011 oliver1

Moth - Enyo lugubris
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
August 28, 2011
Size: approx. 6-7 cm
8 pm in my yard (lantana flowers). I thought that I'm taking photos of a hummingbird ...

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Contributed by oliver1 on 28 August, 2011 - 7:54pm
Last updated 28 August, 2011 - 9:34pm

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… oliver1, 28 August, 2011 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

hi oliver
it appears to be Mournful Sphinx - Hodges#7851 (Enyo lugubris)
i think yours is a little worn but heres some pics to compare to sphinx are often called hummingbird moths by the way.
… Edna Woodward, 28 August, 2011 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Many thanks for the ID. Pretty amazing to see it flying around the flowers.
… oliver1, 28 August, 2011 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

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