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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 » Macroglossini » Amphion » Nessus Sphinx - Hodges#7873 (Amphion floridensis)
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unknown sphynx moth NW ohio? - Amphion floridensis
Copyright © 2011 db_ohio

unknown sphynx moth NW ohio? - Amphion floridensis
Toledo Area, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
June 3, 2011
Size: 1.5 - 2 inches across
I found this low in the taller grasses. I believe it to be a type of sphynx moth. at first I thought a mournful but the tail is different and the pose form other pictures I have seen is different. Any help would be appreciated.
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Contributed by db_ohio on 5 September, 2011 - 4:16pm

Amphion floridensis - Nessus Sphinx - Hodges #7873
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… Maury J. Heiman, 5 September, 2011 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Nessus Sphinx Moth
Thanks you for the quick reply. I have a moth book but wow, there are a lot. the plates are OK but not too big. I did an image search here too but for whatever reason never came across it. You saved me additional hours of searching
Thanks!
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