What is this? It came flying into the gallery last night. At first I thought it was a hummingbird, although it moved slow for a hummingbird and fast for a moth. It eventually landed and I was able to capture it and put it back outside. Anyone know what it is?
E.J. Lefavour
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Lepidopterist Wanted–E.J. You have some type of underwing moth–how may inches(approximately) was the wingspan?–there are around a hundred times more moths than butterflies!!
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It was pretty big – I’d say 4″, 2″ each wing. When I cupped it in my hands to put outside, it took up most of the space. It really looked like a small bird flying around the gallery, except it flew like a moth.
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It’s beautiful, whatever it is!
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From my cousin, an entomologist: “It looks like tomato hornworm moth. It belongs to the sphinx moth family. There are many look-alikes but it’s size and yellow spots on the abdomen give it away.”
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How about a waved sphinx moth? Check out this site
http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_IILEX07020.aspx
Nice picture! Deb von R.
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Hi Deb,
Thanks. That actually does look very much like him/her except for the missing antennae in your photo. I looked at some other waved sphinx moth photos, and they look exactly like him. I had no idea there were so many types of moths! Great identification!
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