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Elm Sphinx - Hodges#7786 (Ceratomia amyntor)
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Copyright © 2011 USFWS
Moth at Light, Canaan Valley NWR -
Ceratomia amyntor
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Tucker County, West Virginia, USA
July 20, 2011
Size: est. 4 cm
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Contributed by
Brian Chilcott
on 23 September, 2011 - 9:18am
Last updated 24 October, 2011 - 2:48pm
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Your nice photo will add July for West Virginia to the growing Bug Guide
collection
Thanks!
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Maury J. Heiman
, 24 October, 2011 - 2:46pm
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john and jane balaban
, 18 October, 2011 - 9:27pm
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Ceratomia amyntor
Take a look at Elm Sphinx, Ceratomia amyntor.
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Mark H Brown
, 23 September, 2011 - 10:57am
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Looks good...
Thanks. That looks likely. We have no elm or linden in Canaan Valley, but very abundant yellow birch.
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Brian Chilcott
, 23 September, 2011 - 12:15pm
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