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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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Moth with a lobster-like tail - Amphion floridensis
Copyright © 2013 eaglebeach

Moth with a lobster-like tail - Amphion floridensis
Tracys Landing, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
May 16, 2013
Size: approximately 1 1/4 incn
It was very thirsty. It spent at least 10 minutes drinking water from car washing on our driveway. Its movements reminded me of a hummingbird and its wings moved very fast like a hummingbird too.
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Contributed by eaglebeach on 17 May, 2013 - 1:50pm
Last updated 18 May, 2013 - 7:50am

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Moved from ID Request.

I frassed the other two images and cropped this one slightly. Only one is really needed in the guide as the others were either similar or of lesser quality than this one.
… Ryan St Laurent, 18 May, 2013 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

Nessus Sphinx…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 17 May, 2013 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

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