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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) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Ceratomia » Elm Sphinx - Hodges#7786 (Ceratomia amyntor)
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Moth at Light, Canaan Valley NWR - Ceratomia amyntor
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!
… Maury J. Heiman, 24 October, 2011 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 18 October, 2011 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

Ceratomia amyntor
Take a look at Elm Sphinx, Ceratomia amyntor.
… Mark H Brown, 23 September, 2011 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
Looks good...
Thanks. That looks likely. We have no elm or linden in Canaan Valley, but very abundant yellow birch.
… Brian Chilcott, 23 September, 2011 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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