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Catalpa Sphinx - Ceratomia catalpae

Catalpa Sphinx - Ceratomia catalpae
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
June 4, 2004
Found under a lighted wall. A June specimen--this species has 2-3 broods, found May-September or October. (1) This individual has more extensive dark markings than others I saw later in the summer--July 5 (left), August 1 (right):



I don't know if that is individual variation or actual differences among the broods.