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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 31, 2006

What is this interesting looking fellow?

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hello85 Ottawa Lake, MI(Zone 6a) Jul 31, 2006

Hi,

I'm pretty sure this is your fellow:

http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pexcaeca.htm

(Check out the 2nd picture down... it looks exactly the same as yours almost)

So, it looks like a Blinded Sphinx moth (Paonias excaecata)... When I saw your pic, I knew I had seen it before and that is was a Sphinx moth, but I couldn't remember which one! :)

Hope that helps!
God bless,
Jeff

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JRush Guilford, CT(Zone 7a) Jul 31, 2006

Therer are recipes for feeding the night moths - most include some form of alcohol & sugars... They also love Daturas. Perhaps you can persuade this guy to stay awhile :)
Julie

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jul 31, 2006

I agree that your moth is a Blinded Sphinx moth (Paonias excaecata) http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3411

Could you please enter this species into the BugFiles along with your lovely photograph.

Common Name: Blinded Sphinx Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Paonias
Species: excaecata

Ken

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Aug 04, 2006

kennedyh - That's why I put the picture in here to get ID I've just been busy the last coupld days. I should get to it this weekend.

JRush - This was taken awhile ago, when I was over at a friends of mine. With the BugFiles I remembered that we had pictures of the moth and that the moth was pretty cool looking, so I decided to get it IDed. Though I would love to see what else I could get pictures of if I put out some moth food, though it would drive my cats nuts, do you actually have a recipe?

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