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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 » Deidamia » Lettered Sphinx Moth - Hodges#7871 (Deidamia inscriptum)
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Sphingidae emerged - Deidamia inscriptum
Copyright © 2013 MJ Hatfield

Sphingidae emerged - Deidamia inscriptum
Ames - Tullamore, Story County, Iowa, USA
April 14, 2011
Grand success at rearing. (Count them.) Wish that it always worked this well.
M O'Connor taught me to keep sphinx moth pupae slightly damp (and cold) during the winter months.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 23 February, 2013 - 7:18am
Last updated 25 January, 2014 - 4:52pm

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