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ilovejesus99 Baytown, TX(Zone 9b) May 15, 2010

He sure is beautiful.

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ilovejesus99 Baytown, TX(Zone 9b) May 15, 2010

another

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ilovejesus99 Baytown, TX(Zone 9b) May 15, 2010

another

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 15, 2010

This is a sphinx moth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae); also known as hawk moths or hummingbird moths. It appears to be the banded sphinx moth (Eumorpha fasciatus), a species that ranges from South America north through Central America and Mexico and often strays quite far north into the United States. See http://tinyurl.com/ykytrwa for an image.

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ilovejesus99 Baytown, TX(Zone 9b) May 15, 2010

Thanks a lot.

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