Help identify this insect on my milkweed plant

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Monarchmama East Lake, FL Sep 14, 2012

This guy stayed on my plant for hours, not moving, before it flew away. Does anyone know what it is?

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Sep 14, 2012

It is some species of Sphinx Moth, and an especially attractive one at that. Someone else will probably be along shortly to ID the species. I have seen it identified as both Banded and VIne.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 14, 2012

Eumorpha fasciatus - http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/efascfas.htm

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Sep 14, 2012

So the common name is Banded Sphinx Moth, yes?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 15, 2012

Yes - the Latin specific name, fasciatus, means banded - http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Eumorpha-fasciatus

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