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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) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Paratrea » Plebeian Sphinx - Hodges#7793 (Paratrea plebeja)
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moth - Paratrea plebeja
Copyright © 2014 krghou

moth - Paratrea plebeja
Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
March 29, 2014
It is disheartening to see what must be 100 grayish moths at mpg with 2 little spots on the wings and never find one that matches.
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Contributed by krghou on 30 March, 2014 - 9:11pm
Last updated 31 March, 2014 - 12:13pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Ryan St Laurent, 31 March, 2014 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Joe, 31 March, 2014 - 1:28am login or register to post comments

I saw this before in 2012 :-(
I thought I had seen this before. Looking back at old photos I identified one like it as (Paratrea plebeja) back in May of 2012.
… krghou, 30 March, 2014 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a sphinx moth (Sph
Looks like a sphinx moth (Sphingidae) to me, perhaps Paratrea plebeja:

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 30 March, 2014 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for reminder
After posting up that I had seen this before, I realized I didn't thank you for the reminder. The reality is your comment reminded me to go look through old photos, which is when I found it. So thanks for your reply.
… krghou, 31 March, 2014 - 6:03am login or register to post comments

 
No problem! Glad you found i
No problem! Glad you found it, and you got me to learn another sphingid moth, so thanks to you as well!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 31 March, 2014 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

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