Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#767605
Hodges #7799 – Lintneria istar – Istar Sphinx Moth ? - Lintneria eremitoides

Hodges #7799 – Lintneria istar – Istar Sphinx Moth ? - Lintneria eremitoides
Camp Wood, Edwards County, Texas, USA
May 5, 2013
Size: Photo on 1/4" graph paper
Sorry my lens was dirty. This is the best I have. Is this ID correct?

Images of this individual: tag all
Hodges #7799 – Lintneria istar – Istar Sphinx Moth ? - Lintneria eremitoides Hodges #7799 – Lintneria istar – Istar Sphinx Moth ? - Lintneria eremitoides Hodges #7799 – Lintneria istar – Istar Sphinx Moth ? - Lintneria eremitoides

Lintneria eremitoides - Sage Sphinx
Moved from Istar Sphinx.

Looks more likely.
Thanks

 
.
Maury, I am certainly hoping to see another Sage Sphinx, so I went to my file and studied it before deciding on the Istar ID. I thought the body markings looked different from the post. These are so close and I am obviously confused by what I should focus on.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Thank you!

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.