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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) » Smerinthinae » Smerinthini » Smerinthus » Twin-spotted Sphinx - Hodges#7821 (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
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Smerinthus cerisyi or jamaicensis? - Smerinthus jamaicensis
Copyright © 2013 Scotiaspinner

Smerinthus cerisyi or jamaicensis? - Smerinthus jamaicensis
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
June 2, 2013
Noticed this one was more rust coloured than the others I have seen. Any way to tell which it is without seeing the spots on the underwing?
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Contributed by Scotiaspinner on 2 June, 2013 - 9:50am
Last updated 2 June, 2013 - 11:40am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 2 June, 2013 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

Twin-spotted Sphinx…
This is a smaller species. Also, in S. cerisyi, the lower portion of the arc at the forewing apex does not return to the outer margin. The range includes Nova Scotia.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 2 June, 2013 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Very helpful tip - now I can compare the pics of the moths I took yesterday and today and I see I have both species. That's great - thanks!
… Scotiaspinner, 2 June, 2013 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

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