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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 » Proserpinus » Proserpinus vega  - Hodges#7878 (Proserpinus vega)
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black and white cat - Proserpinus vega
Copyright © 2014 ddodd

black and white cat - Proserpinus vega
Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 8, 2012
Size: 2 to 3 inches
Not the best photo to show field marks, but I can see the small "horn" on the tail with orange basal spots and orange markings about the head. 2012 NABA field trip, south of Sierra Vista. BAMONA tells me it is unidentifiable.
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Contributed by ddodd on 8 February, 2014 - 3:59pm
Last updated 8 February, 2014 - 5:53pm

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Moved from ID Request.

I verified your record on BAMONA as well.
… Ryan St Laurent, 8 February, 2014 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

Proserpinus vega!
This is a new species for BugGuide, very nice! I'll see if I can try and get this verified for you over at BAMONA because this is most certainly P. vega.

I will make a guide page for this species later tonight...
… Ryan St Laurent, 8 February, 2014 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with ID
It is a Vega Sphinx, a nice find! They are not very common.
A nice looking cat as well.
… Jeff Brown, 8 February, 2014 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

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