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strange bug - Eumorpha pandorus
Copyright © 2013 sandysnyder

strange bug - Eumorpha pandorus
greensburg, westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 20, 2013
Size: 2 inches
Contributed by sandysnyder on 20 July, 2013 - 8:37pm

Moved- Eumorpha
Moved from Sphinx Moths.

I note a rather scalloped subterminal line near the apex of the forewings, a characteristic of the similar Eumorpha intermedia, but location, as well as some other physical characteristics of this individual lean more towards E. pandorus.
… Ryan St Laurent, 20 July, 2013 - 9:17pm

 
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Thank you so much for the identification! I have never seen one of these before!! Love the cammo on him and the way his wings are shaped!!!
… sandysnyder, 21 July, 2013 - 7:49am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 20 July, 2013 - 9:05pm

Pandorus Sphinx…
Strange, but beautiful.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 20 July, 2013 - 8:42pm

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